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Courtesy of Open Arms of Minnesota| Open Arms delivers free medically tailored meals to critically ill Minnesotans and their loved ones—and that’s just one of the almost 70 orgs here that can use your support.

Mad? Sad? Motivated? 60+ MN Orgs Working to Make the Next 4 Years (and Then Some) Suck Less.

Check out LPMN's feature in this sprawling list of organizations, groups, and collectives who are determined, political headwinds be damned, to make Minnesota a better place.
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LPNY State Download 📣 | Road to Good Cause, and more! | November 2024

Welcome back to the LPNY State Download – our quarterly newsletter! Here’s a look at some of what LPNY has been up to the past few months – and what’s been happening across the state.
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Photograph of a person walking in front a sign that says "APARTMENT FOR RENT STUDIO: Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
  • Housing

Big Cities Take Up Fight Against Algorithm-Based Rents

The federal government’s price-fixing lawsuit against rental-software firm RealPage could take years to resolve. Rather than wait, some cities and states are already cracking down on the company.
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  • Public Safety

Do Fayetteville, NC police stop more Black drivers?

LP's former Legal Fellow Kat Kerwin and LPNC's Mario Benavente weigh in on the importance of reducing pretextual stops.
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Local Matters Now More Than Ever. We Must Govern in a Second Trump Administration.

Check out our statement about what this moment means for our democracy.
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📬 LP Network Download | Rental price-fixing win, equitable traffic enforcement, Pride Caucus, ban on new gas stations & more! | Oct 2024

Here’s a look at some of what’s happening across the Local Progress network this month.
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The Philadelphia City Council Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development, and Homelessness hearing testimony in chambers.
  • Housing

Council Committee Advances Landlord Anti-Collusion Bill

The Philadelphia City Council advanced a bill introduced by LPPA member Councilmember Nicholas O’Rourke that would ban price-fixing by landlords.
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  • Public Safety

Driving Toward Equitable Traffic Enforcement Resource

At Local Progress, we know that everyone deserves to be safe on our roadways, walkways, and in transit–and to feel confident that they can make it to their destination free of harm, discrimination, and violence. From Minneapolis to Memphis, our members know all to well the human toll of racist traffic enforcement.
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Eduardo Martinez speaks during a press conference at a homeless encampment in Richmond, California, on September 15, 2022. (Jane Tyska / Digital First Media / East Bay Times via Getty Images)
  • Home Rule

Richmond Progressive Alliance’s Lessons for Local Organizers

It doesn’t often make national headlines, but the city of Richmond, California, has been home to a successful progressive political reform project in recent years. Here are ten lessons for other municipal reformers from the Richmond Progressive Alliance.
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  • Housing

LPCO Collective Bargaining Workshop

On October 10, 2024, Local Progress’ Colorado chapter hosted a webinar with CWA Local 7 and Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN) on the benefits of Collective Bargaining for municipal workers. This workshop was directly related to the November ballot initiative in Denver County, a long fought issue for LPCO members on the Denver City Council.
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📬 LP Network Download | Anti-gentrification ordinance, abortion travel funds, environmental win & more! | Sept 2024

Here’s a look at some of what’s happening across the Local Progress network this month.
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  • Leveraging Federal Resources

📎 Federal Advocacy Roundup | Election resources | September 2024

This month, we’re sharing key federal funding reminders and valuable resources as you prepare for the 2024 elections.
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Courtesy of Open Arms of Minnesota| Open Arms delivers free medically tailored meals to critically ill Minnesotans and their loved ones—and that’s just one of the almost 70 orgs here that can use your support.

Mad? Sad? Motivated? 60+ MN Orgs Working to Make the Next 4 Years (and Then Some) Suck Less.

Check out LPMN's feature in this sprawling list of organizations, groups, and collectives who are determined, political headwinds be damned, to make Minnesota a better place.
READ ARTICLE
Photograph of a person walking in front a sign that says "APARTMENT FOR RENT STUDIO: Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
  • Housing

Big Cities Take Up Fight Against Algorithm-Based Rents

The federal government’s price-fixing lawsuit against rental-software firm RealPage could take years to resolve. Rather than wait, some cities and states are already cracking down on the company.
READ ARTICLE
Image of a police car driving (retrieved from the Fayetteville Observer)
  • Public Safety

Do Fayetteville, NC police stop more Black drivers?

LP's former Legal Fellow Kat Kerwin and LPNC's Mario Benavente weigh in on the importance of reducing pretextual stops.
READ ARTICLE
The Philadelphia City Council Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development, and Homelessness hearing testimony in chambers.
  • Housing

Council Committee Advances Landlord Anti-Collusion Bill

The Philadelphia City Council advanced a bill introduced by LPPA member Councilmember Nicholas O’Rourke that would ban price-fixing by landlords.
READ ARTICLE

press Releases

  • Economic Justice

NEW REPORT: How Local Government Can Stand Up for Workers When States Try to Stand in Their Way

This new report for Labor Day 2024 highlights ways local elected officials can advance workers rights even when facing both hostile state preemption and federal labor law preemption.
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  • Public Safety

How Localities Use Community Responder Programs to Keep People Safe

This new video from Local Progress and Local Progress Impact Lab focuses on three specific localities: Durham, Oakland, and Albuquerque to explain what community responder programs are, how they work, and why hundreds of localities are starting to adopt them.
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  • Housing

After Grants Pass: organizing to house all our neighbors

In response to the Supreme Court's cruel decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson, we will continue to organize for housing for all.
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  • Housing

Local Progress Condemns Cruel Supreme Court Decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson

In response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson, Local Progress put out the following statement.
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  • Climate Justice, Economic Justice, Home Rule

180+ State and Local Elected Officials Urge Congress to Reject the EATS Act

LP and the State Innovation Exchange (SiX) released letters calling on Congress to protect local and state governments ability to create policy that is responsive to the issues their own communities face in the agricultural industry. 
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