A new report released by Freedom to Thrive Oak Park and Local Progress highlights the need to reimagine budgeting in Oak Park amid the coronavirus crisis. The report showed that the village allocated 39.6% of its general fund expenditures to the police department while only five percent was dedicated to social services --
For Immediate Release: April 21, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC -- In response to the announcement that the Senate unanimously approved a bipartisan deal for additional coronavirus aid, Local Progress released the following statement: “This package is a half-measure that does little to bring communities the full relief they need. It ignores the direct aid that people
For Immediate Release: April 13, 2020 100+ Local and State Elected Officials Call on Congress and Federal Reserve for Financial Relief to All Cities, States, and Territories “In this critical moment, the federal government’s unique constitutional power of the purse is essential for ensuring our communities are able to survive and thrive.” NATIONWIDE -- State
March 12, 2020 As all of our communities deal with the spread of coronavirus, people will look to local governments for an efficient and bold response that protects the safety of all residents as well as the public health. We know full well that the inequities entrenched in our society are
In February 2020, Local Progress partnered with Megan Hester and Pamela D’Angela Martinez from NYU Metro Center on a culturally responsive curriculum workshop. The purpose was to provide school board members with knowledge and information about the importance of culturally responsive curriculum in schools and demonstrate how to assess their own schools. While
Block out your calendars. Get ready to bring the heat to your policies and governance. Because Local Progress is officially going to Tempe, Arizona on August 7-8 for our 2020 National Convening! We are so excited to head southwest to hold our ninth annual convening in close partnership with Local Progress members, community organizations, and
On January 30, 2020, Local Progress partnered with Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE), Housing NOW! Coalition, and the Western Center on Law and Poverty on a program exploring the implementation and enforcement of the 2019 Tenant Protection Act. We were joined by Francisco Duenas, Director from Housing NOW! and Alexander Harden, Policy
The Local Progress network has changed a lot since its inception in 2012. We're now more than 1,000 local elected official members strong, in nearly every state in the country. With our partner organizations State Innovation Exchange and re:power, we're holding progressive governance trainings from coast-to-coast. We're developing a strong collective voice on the issues
In 2018, Local Progress launched Reform/Transform: A Policing Policy Toolkit to provide local elected officials, policymakers, and organizers with a resource on how to evaluate policing reforms according to a set of standardized criteria across jurisdictions. Over the course of 2019, we engaged local elected officials and community leaders in a range of communities to evaluate their
In many states across the country, our fundamental rights are under attack from state legislatures passing bans to restrict access to reproductive health care, including abortion care and contraception. We know full well that these restrictions disproportionately harm people with low incomes and people of color, including our immigrant neighbors who might be reluctant