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  • Immigrant Justice

Local Electeds Call for Solidarity in the Fight Against Trump’s Divisive and Hateful Agenda

In response to the Trump-Vance Administration’s slew of executive actions attacking immigrants, trans people, and other vulnerable communities, Local Progress released the following statement.
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  • Housing

New Report Shows How Local Governments Can Build Social Housing Solutions for Public Good

In a new report from the Local Progress Impact Lab, Power Switch Action & PolicyLiny outlines how building and managing housing in the public interest can guide us out of our housing crisis.
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Advocates demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on April 22, 2024, during oral arguments for the Grants Pass homelessness case. Aparna Raj/ Local Progress/Handout via Thomson Reuters Foundation
  • Housing

Ahead of Trump term, U.S. cities grapple with homelessness

While the Trump administration plans to accelerate encampment sweeps, cities are ready to support people experiencing homelessness with dignity. LP leaders make the case for housing over jail time or fines.
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📬 LP Network Download | Inspiring local wins, preparing for what’s next, & more. | Dec 2024

Here’s a look at some of what’s happening across the Local Progress network this month.
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A graphic with an image of people at city hall and the text "Rental Price Fixing? Yeah, we banned that."

LPPA State Download ❄️| rental price fixing, national convening, member spotlight, and more! | Winter 2024

Check out the latest in our final download for the year!
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LPCA State Download ❄️ | Housing, homelessness response, and collective growth!

Check out what LPCA has been up to!
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LPCO State Download ⚡️ | Collective bargaining webinar, state strategy meeting, PGA recap, & more! | December 2024

Learn what our LPCO members have been up to around the state!
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LPTX State Download ❄️ | Looking back at our wins and gearing up for the fight ahead | December 2024

See how our LPTX Chapter has been expanding their reach across the state and learn how you can get involved with us in the new year!
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LPMN members and partners gather for a group photo at the Twin Cities Regional Meetup

LPMN State Download 📣 | LPMN Twin Cities Meetup, new toolkit, LPMN transitions, and more! | December 2024

Check out the latest in our final download for the year!
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A seflie featuring LPNC Organizing Committee Member, and Chair of the Durham Board of County Commissioners Nida Allam posing with two other people in front of a construction site for new housing.

LPNC State Download 📣 | LPNC Progressive Governance Academy, local wins, and more! | December 2024

Learn what our LPNC members have been up to around the state!
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2024 Year in Review

We are proud to share the impact of our work from this past year in this Year in Review.
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  • Housing

CA Local Electeds Call Out Governor for Harmful Encampment Directives

Governor Newsom threatened to withhold funding from localities that didn't comply with his callous directives to clear homeless encampments. Earlier this week, our California members sent a letter to the governor demanding he retract these threats.
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Advocates demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on April 22, 2024, during oral arguments for the Grants Pass homelessness case. Aparna Raj/ Local Progress/Handout via Thomson Reuters Foundation
  • Housing

Ahead of Trump term, U.S. cities grapple with homelessness

While the Trump administration plans to accelerate encampment sweeps, cities are ready to support people experiencing homelessness with dignity. LP leaders make the case for housing over jail time or fines.
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  • Climate Justice

Left Politics in California: An Interview with Gayle McLaughlin

An interview with Richmond City Councilmember Gayle McLaughlin about her work to hold polluters accountable.
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  • Public Safety

Opinion: The Right to Privacy: A Call for Accountability in Baltimore’s Surveillance Practices

Baltimore must act now to create a system that prioritizes equity and transparency over control, writes LP Board Member and Baltimore City Councilmember Kristerfer Burnett.
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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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press Releases

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  • Housing

Road To Good Cause Campaign Scores 11 Victories Across Upstate New York

The coordinated campaign of local officials expand critical renter protections to thousands of tenants, setting their sights on Rochester next.
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  • 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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