FOR RELEASE January 30, 2018 National Network of Local Lawmakers Issues Response to President Trump’s First State of the Union Address Trump is taking us backward. In our cities, we are making real progress. In response to President Trump’s first State of the Union address, Local Progress issued the following statement: Tonight, President Trump gave
This past December 2-3 at Baltimore's Coppin State University, just blocks away from where police officers forced Freddie Gray into the back of a police van, dozens of Local Progress members and Center for Popular Democracy partner leaders gathered for the first-ever Racial Justice Strategy Summit. Throughout the weekend, the Local Progress members
08.30.2017 NEW YORK — In response to a ruling halting most parts of Senate Bill 4, a vicious anti-immigrant law passed in Texas in May, Local Progress issued the following statement from Co-Director Sarah Johnson: “Senate Bill 4 is not just an attack on immigrants - it is an attack on local control. It is
Dear Local Progress Members, As many of you know, yesterday the city of Charlottesville, VA experienced an act of racially motivated domestic terrorism and a wave of repellant marches led by white supremacists. Our fellow Local Progress member, Charlottesville Vice Mayor Dr. Wes Bellamy, the city’s only black councilor, has been singled out and openly
For Immediate Release: April 12, 2017 Media Contact: Asya Pikovsky, apikovsky@populardemocracy.org, 207-522-2442 Anita Jain, ajain@populardemocracy.org, 347-636-9761 After Sanctuary Cities Convening, 100+ Local Lawmakers Pledge To Uphold And Expand Sanctuary Policies Open letter from Local Progress demonstrates growing national support in the face of growing White House threats NEW YORK – On the heels of the country’s