- Economic Justice
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Eight Local Progress members featured in The Nation this week!
All across the country, Local Progress members are fighting the dark money takeover of our democracy.
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A powerful, inspiring weekend: Recap of the 3rd Local Progress NY convening
This year’s inspiring keynote address was given by national leader and activist Linda Sarsour ..
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Local Progress Reacts To Trump’s Infrastructure Plan
Local Progress is a network of progressive local elected officials from around the country united by our shared commitment..
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Join us in Minneapolis July 12-14 for the 2018 Local Progress Convening!
Coming off an exciting 2017 election night, progressives across the country are stepping up and running for office because our ideas are popular ..
- Public Safety
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Local Progress members, CPD leaders gather to advance racial justice initiatives
To those of you who attended the Summit and to all of you working hard to advance this work in your communities, thank you so much.
- Immigrant Justice
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Local Progress Responds To Ruling Blocking SB4
Today’s ruling showed that, when cities come together, there are few limits to what local lawmakers can achieve.
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Local Progress Statement on Charlottesville
We stand with Wes and the city of Charlottesville against hatred, violence and racism.
- Immigrant Justice
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After Sanctuary Cities Convening, 100+ Local Lawmakers Pledge To Uphold And Expand Sanctuary Policies
NEW YORK – On the heels of the country’s first-ever convening of municipal elected officials devoted to improving sanctuary city policies..
- Immigrant Justice
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American Leaders Against Hate and Anti-Muslim Bigotry Campaign
Hate crimes have spiked drastically since the 2016 presidential election. Xenophobic and racist rhetoric..
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Meet the lefty club behind a blitz of new laws in cities around the country
A new group for liberal city council members is pushing the limits of what municipalities can do for their residents.
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In The News
At Local Progress, we seek to make the aspirational pragmatic by showing how government can be a tool to create just and equitable outcomes and reshaping peoples’ understanding of governing from an institution to a collective responsibility. Here are some highlights of our media coverage:
- Housing
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Cities lead bans on algorithmic rent hikes as states lag behind
Minneapolis on Thursday has become the fourth U.S. city to ban algorithmic rental price-fixing software, joining San Francisco, Philadelphia and Berkeley, California, in a growing wave of legislation aimed to protect renters from rental price-gouging.
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Portland City Council weighs ban on using algorithms to set rents
Portland, Oregon could soon be the next city to ban rental price fixing!
- Immigrant Justice
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Hundreds of State Officials Oppose Anti-Sanctuary City Act
Nearly 400 state and local electeds nationwide sent a letter to Congress today urging them to vote NO on HR 32 – a dangerous bill that would strip our communities of essential funding simply for undertaking reasonable policies that make all of us safer.
- Housing
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Social Housing Emerging in Cities Needs Local Govt Support
Local Progress founding board chair Nick Licata makes the case for local governments to support social housing.
press Releases
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