Local Progress

We are local elected officials fighting for racial and economic justice. We build power with community to reshape what's possible in our localities.

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ICE wants your local police to do its dirty work.

287(g) Agreements, often voluntary unless your state law requires them, turn local cops into ICE agents, instilling terror in our communities.

The good news: local electeds can stop it. 🚫

Link to the toolkit in our bio!

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Co-governance helps local electeds build power & uplift community voices.

LP member Delishia Porterfield, TN Council Member, published an op-ed on co-governance's future as part of the "Case for Co-Governance" series with Race Forward & Partners for Dignity.

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Today's #NoSecretPolice policy win is from Lehigh County, PA!

LPPA member County Executive Josh Siegel helped ban ICE from using county property for immigration enforcement. No county spaces to cover up secret police tactics. ‼️

[Lindsey P. Horvath @LindseyPHorvath]

Gloria Steinem transformed how the world sees women—and how women see themselves.

I first met her as student working on ‘The Vagina Monologues’ at Notre Dame. Her calm fearlessness, audacious calls to action, and ability to name the beauty and struggle of women’s lived experiences shaped my life.

I’m grateful to have known her, to have learned from her, and to have witnessed her insistence that women deserve the freedom to define their lives on their own terms. Her legacy lives on in all of us who continue the work of building a more just and feminist world.

[Local Progress @LocalProgress]

Gloria Steinem practiced both bold activism and reflective learning when her activism fell short. Her legacy is a reminder that passing the torch means making our movements more inclusive, intersectional, and just.
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It’s the National Week of Action Against Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs), but for the #BraveofUs, every week is a chance to stop surveillance and protect residents’ safety and privacy. 🛑

Learn more about how you can cancel your ALPR contracts at the link in our bio.

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As ICE continues its silent rampage, it's #BraveOfUS to speak out.

Lately, we’ve been featuring some of our powerful and brave first-generation immigrant members of LP 💖

Today, the inspiring @CelinaMtRainier!

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We all deserve a dignified, stable, place to call home.

That’s what Local Progress members across the state are fighting for in their communities. Read the full toolkit here: https://t.co/tHlASwYKnf

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Housing should be for people, not profit.

That's why Local Progress Impact Lab is releasing a resource with Regional Housing Legal Services on bold tactics local elected officials in Pennsylvania can take to bring down the cost of housing in their communities.

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The toolkit covers policies to make housing more affordable, protect renters, and prevent displacement, including:

🏡 Anti-Retaliation
🏡 Just Cause Eviction Protections
🏡 Rental Registration and Licensing
🏡 Rent Stabilization
🏡 Short Term Rentals
🏡 Social Housing

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DHS calls it "market research" – we call it just another trick up their sleeve to secretly dilute our local power while they continue to detain our neighbors in deplorable conditions.

📣Local leaders say NO.

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When federal agents act with impunity, as they did during Operation Midway Blitz, local leaders step up. LP member and Cook County Commissioner Jessica Vásquez stood alongside victims and advocates, leading with transparency and accountability.

https://t.co/xaBCxYTtYg

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A year ago, Councilmember Kendra Brooks launched the "ICE Out" training sessions with local orgs in Philly.

They've reached over 3,000 people, with 150 of those being new trainers on how to interact with ICE and protect vulnerable community members. 👏🏼

https://t.co/eLhEqpv9Wx

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Essex County, NJ, banned county collaboration with ICE and the use of county property for immigration enforcement. ‼️

S/O to County Commissioner VP A'Dorian Murray-Thomas, who led the fight – and won. Check out the #NoSecretPolice toolkit at the link in our bio!

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DOJ's $300M "Model City Initiative" comes with strings attached: surveillance, fear, and violence in immigrant communities. S/O to Councilors Bencomo & Corran for calling it what it is: a Trojan horse, not a safety grant.

Read more: https://t.co/JYPbanVdnd

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Half of all Americans don't want a data center built in their backyard. But thanks to preemption, state officials in West Virginia are removing local decision-making and paving the way for data center development in every community. Read more 👇
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Our policy bulletin breaks down the grocery affordability crisis and how localities can explore municipal grocery programs with existing and emerging models as well as practical steps to begin introducing them in your own neighborhoods.
https://t.co/bsQYdk5bcf

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When people across the country are in grocery aisles finding themselves weighing whether eggs or milk fit into their budget, something is broken.

Municipal grocery stores can stabilize the cost of putting food on the table.
https://t.co/RJisBDZTGB

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Our members are not just governing from afar. They're on the ground with their communities figuring out creative solutions that truly work.

Cook County Commissioner Jessica Vasquez is doing just that.
https://t.co/NLCKP9MCJO

[In These Times @inthesetimesmag]

NYC is moving ahead with city-run grocery stores, with Mayor Mamdani announcing today that a core basket of staples will be priced 30% below typical retail prices.

Back in December, @leftiecowboy looked at the idea—and where it’s already been tried.

https://t.co/d7Tfc6kW3w