- Economic Justice
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Workers’ Rights Local Government Round Up | Oct 2022
Here are some of the most exciting workers’ rights developments coming from local governments—large and small.
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The Network Download: Community responder programs, our new co-chair, and more | Nov 2022
Here’s a look at some of what’s happening around the Local Progress network.
- Climate Justice
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How Localities Are Building Resilience and Responding to More Frequent Climate Events
The road to creating sustainable communities for everyone touches every aspect of local governance. Local electeds have and must continue to enact lasting solutions to climate change at the intersections of racial, economic and environmental justice.
- Home Rule, Housing
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New Poll Finds Bipartisan Support for Limiting Rent Increases
The poll of 1,250 registered voters in Florida found that Republicans and Democrats alike are overwhelmingly concerned about housing affordability and that there is bipartisan support for ballot initiatives to limit rent increases.
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Announcing our new LP Board co-chair: Kristerfer Burnett!
With both Jillian & Kris at the helm, it is also the first time that our network has been led by two Black electeds. We couldn’t be prouder of this historic moment as we ensure our network reflects the multi-racial democracy we’re fighting for.
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LP’s Women’s Caucus Elects First Co-Chairs: Johana Bencomo and Sherri Jones!
After the first formal in-person meeting in Denver this summer, the caucus formalized its leadership committee, which will play a critical role in shaping the vision and shared strategy of the caucus. Now, we’re thrilled to share that the committee has elected their first-ever co-chairs!
- Public Safety
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Learning from Portland Street Response
We brought two dozen local elected officials, government staffers, and community partners together in Portland to learn from Portland Street Response (PSR), the city’s mobile community response program.
- Immigrant Justice
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Enhanced Library Card Program Gaining Momentum in Texas
Five Texas localities – San Antonio, San Marcos, Harris County, Dallas, and Austin – have moved to implement Enhanced Library Card (ELC) programs.
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Localities can be laboratories of experimentation to advance workers’ rights
The Local Progress Impact Lab and the Harvard Labor and Worklife Program recently convened Local Progress members and unions to discuss how to build worker power at the local level during their webinar “Laboratories of Experimentation: Local Governments at the Forefront of Advancing Workers’ Rights.”
- Public Safety
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New Tool Helps Local Electeds Create Community Responder Programs
The new resource - titled Reform/Transform: Creating a Community Responder Program - will support local elected officials in their efforts to create and expand non-police community responder programs.
- Immigrant Justice
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LPTX Chapter Manager Witnesses Dehumanizing ‘Operation Lone Star’ at Texas-Mexico Border
Last week, Local Progress Texas Chapter Manager, Kara Sheehan, spent two days at the Texas-Mexico border to witness Operation Lone Star (OLS) firsthand. Here are her reflections.
- Abortion & Reproductive Rights, Economic Justice, Immigrant Justice
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LPTX Fall State Download 🍂 | Budget roundup, witnessing Operation Lone Star, & more!
Here's some of the latest news and exciting updates from our Texas chapter.
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- 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.
- Housing
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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.
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