Local Progress
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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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Right now, local governments are the last line of defense for residents’ right to safety in an era of authoritarianism. We've been so proud to see our members show up for one another, share best practices, and help each other meet the moment. https://t.co/Ior5v2OmaY
theguardian.com
From LA to Charlotte, organizers are learning from others’ strategies to protect residents amid federal crackdowns
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What can we learn from LA's resistance to Trump? About forging not only a meaningful opposition in the present but a truly progressive future? Here, @KatrinaNation & @NicholsUprising explore the lessons we can learn from our second-largest city. https://t.co/GPOLtXNi00
thenation.com
What we can learn from a great American city’s refusal to bend to Trump’s invasion.
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Absolute lunacy. The GOP is proposing extreme surveillance policy for visitors, laying the groundwork to do the same to U.S. citizens.
Tourists from 42 countries will have to submit five years worth of social media history to enter the U.S. under a new Trump Administration proposal. The plans to overhaul the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) – the application process for non-citizens to travel to
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From Bondi Beach to Brown University to East New York, hate and violence fueled by easy access to guns. This is not inevitable. The guns must go.
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Inside the surge in ICE visits to NYC homeless shelters under the Trump administration — my latest months-long investigation. Several incidents raise questions about whether city staff and federal agents are following the laws. https://t.co/7altEZwU3L
gothamist.com
Here's how 'incident reports' detail interactions between federal immigration enforcement officers and staff at city shelters for immigrants.
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Solidarity with our members in Saint Paul who are demanding an investigation into the abhorrent actions of SPPD during this recent ICE raid. Local police who refuse to comply with city ordinances must be held accountable and face consequences. https://t.co/f3V9bb2bbY
twincities.com
The resolution comes after officers used chemical irritant and munitions on protesters during an ICE operation.
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“The violation of our privacy, the violation of our civil liberties, has to be a shared value amongst all of us, that our government isn’t going to be tracking us or spying on us." -@GroundGameTX
https://t.co/lZgx9tEOtu
kxan.com
The San Marcos City Council decided this week not to move forward with its contract with Flock Safety – the controversial company that produces automated license plate readers, or LPRs.
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Inbox: 35 local elected officials are asking for the Pennsylvania House's Housing & Community Development Committee to call up a ban on algorithmic rental price fixing for a vote.
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Throughout the country, our members are involved in local and statewide fights to prevent greedy landlords from using new technology to extract even more from struggling tenants. Learn more and get involved in our fight, no matter where you are! https://t.co/JjuKhVko6s
localprogress.org
RealPage & Algorithmic Rental Price Fixing What is Rental Price Fixing? Across the country, landlords are turning to a new tool to raise rents and further exacerbate the housing crisis: software...
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Algorithmic Rental Price Fixing is a destructive practice that allows AI to put profit before people. There's currently a bill in the state legislature to ban this practice statewide, but it's stuck in committee. Across Pennsylvania, our members are united in calling for action.
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13 localities across the country have taken action to ban Algorithmic Rental Price Fixing. Today, 35 of our PA members took this fight a step further by writing to their state legislature demanding a STATEWIDE ban on this harmful practice. Read more 👇 https://t.co/xfi1tTFqwg
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That’s exactly right. We need to see all of our elected leaders across government speak in one unified voice. Against the injustices and violent rhetoric and for the support of our Somali, Latino, and immigrant communities.
When session begins, expect a resolution from me demanding that my colleagues condemn the hateful and reckless rhetoric coming from this administration.
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Today, we rallied in support of the New York Trust Act, the Safer Sanctuary Act, the PEMDAS act, and my bill INT 1268, which would require our city government to hang signage on city property to inform New Yorkers of their rights.
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All of us do everything in our power to keep our loved ones safe, whether we’re born here or moved to make Minneapolis our home. But before our very eyes, Trump is ordering his masked secret police to kidnap our immigrant neighbors and terrorize our communities.
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This is what I said to the MOIA commissioner today. While the Council has fought to fortify sanctuary protections & delivered on historic funding for immigrants, the Adams admin has been complicit in violent kidnappings. Let's keep it factual on our government accounts.
(1/2) At a moment when public servants are facing unprecedented attacks at all levels government, it is deeply disappointing to hear Council Member Avilés viciously & personally attack an office made of mostly immigrants & children of immigrants.
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In a year where bold leadership has been so necessary, we are grieving the loss of a fighter and a force who served as one of the founding members of Local Progress – State Senator Faith Winter.
localprogress.org
Local Progress and the Local Progress Impact Lab’s Executive Director, Ivan Luevanos-Elms remembers State Senator, LP founding member, and friend, Faith Winter. In a year where bold leadership has...
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Elected leaders with @LocalProgress discuss how they are moving progressive policy forward while defending against the assaults of the Trump administration. https://t.co/hOvTvR6iDP
inthesetimes.com
Elected leaders with Local Progress discuss how they are moving progressive policy forward while defending against the assaults of the Trump administration.
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Whether we live in a big city or a small rural town, none of us want masked secret police ruthlessly scouring our streets. It's #BraveofUS to stand up to protect our neighbors. https://t.co/m3v17KQmOQ
theintercept.com
In Appalachia and the Southeast, everyday Americans are standing up to ICE arresting their immigrant neighbors.
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In Chicago, student attendance plummeted on days with increased ICE activity. With students and families terrified to leave their homes, it's #BraveofUS to step up and offer safe passage. https://t.co/agbrFuRbkp
chicago.suntimes.com
A new WBEZ analysis finds student attendance briefly plummeted following intense moments of immigration enforcement, but overall rates are comparable to last year. Some credit “magic school buses”...
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As our network looks forward, @jeremiah4north reminded us in the conversation that while our opponent's imagination is endless, our movement too often places limitations on ourselves for what's possible. Let 2026 be the year where nothing holds back our movement for change!
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