AT A GLANCE
Local Progress North Carolina (LPNC) organizes local elected officials across the state to share innovative strategies and policy solutions to ensure our communities can thrive.
Since becoming an official state chapter in 2020, we have worked in lock step with local partners to pass LGBTQ+ inclusive nondiscrimination ordinances in dozens of localities and continue to ensure our state invests in housing and a just recovery.
LPNC currently has 83 members across the state, representing 45 jurisdictions.
Our Work & Priorities
We work on a broad intersectional progressive agenda driven by a vision of racial and economic justice.
This year, we are focusing heavily on a just recovery, environmental justice, voting and democracy, local authority, and reproductive rights.
Organizing Committee
As a member-led network, our state work is led by an incredible state organizing committee – a group of LPNC members that meet regularly to weigh in on policy priorities, propose statewide campaigns, and drive the strategic vision for our work:
JAVIERA CABALLERO
Durham City Councilmember
KIM RONEY
Asheville City Councilmember
NIDA ALLAM
Durham County Commissioner
MARIO BENAVENTE
Fayetteville City Council Member
Our State work
TRAFFIC
ENFORCEMENT
LPNC is working on a campaign to combat racial disparities in driving by offering policy solutions aimed at reducing police’s role in traffic enforcement.
VOTING AND DEMOCRACY
By disseminating public voting information and supporting GOTV efforts, we’re working to ensure that our democracy is truly reflective and representative.
REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
In deep collaboration with local advocates, we are working at the local level to protect bodily autonomy, ensure access to abortion, and support reproductive rights.
LOCAL
CONTROL
No matter the issue, local electeds are a critical voice on protecting local control and against abusive state preemption that negatively impacts communities. We develop and implement statewide campaigns to fight abusive state interference.
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FEATURED NEWS & Stories
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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!
- Public Safety
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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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LPNC State Download 📣 | LPNC at the National Convening, recent policy wins & more! | September 2024
Check out what LPNC has been up to!
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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.
