Cities, counties, and school districts have a historic opportunity to build public, sustainable energy, lower costs, create good green jobs, and clean up our air. Find out more in our new report with Local Progress bit.ly/CashforCommuni…

It's #AffordableHousingWeek ! Thank you Housing Development Consortium of Seattle-King Co. for coordinating.

Housing is a human right. We need more affordable housing in every neighborhood across the city, and I will continue to fight for this as Chair of the Land Use Committee.

More here: housingconsortium.org/affordable-hou…

'The outcome of denying density is denying affordability. Even if that is not your intention, that is the outcome.' - Kimberly Wilburn

An important step towards housing justice in Minnetonka, MN 🌟
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📉 Minimum staffing standards could reduce patient mortality by 7%.

📈 47% of nurses who left bedside care would return if Ohio had minimum staffing standards.

📜 Not only is #HB285 good policy, but it saves lives and creates jobs.

Learn more: ohnurses.org/codered/

For years I have fought for the UC Townhomes. And I'll keep fighting for as long as it takes.

The City vowed to build permanent affordable housing at the Townhomes site. It's time to fulfill the promise we made to the community and federal court.

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As we celebrate the moms in our lives this #MothersDay , let’s redouble our efforts to support them. #ATX is the 1st TX city to provide a 100% tax abatement to #childcare centers, which passes savings onto working moms. Let’s keep expanding access to child care & parental leave.

🚨 Attention all local leaders 🚨

Your locality could be at risk of losing ARPA funds that aren't allocated correctly. Passing a budget allocating ARPA money to a specific purpose is NOT obligating the money.

More from our friends at Economic Policy Institute ⤵️
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Mayor Johnson and a group of majority Black women alders (including Maria!) have called for creating a Mayor’s Task Force on Missing Women. The resolution filed in April cited the disproportionate impact missing persons issues have had on Black Chicagoans.
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Today I had the opportunity to speak with a group of 60 young Black and brown girls about being an elected official and the impact we can have.

I was struck by one question, “how would you react when adults ignore or devalue the voices of children?”

I made the motion to explore joining Vision Zero, a network of cities committed to eliminating all traffic fatalities, and investing in equitable mobility for all people.

“Tallahassee Commissioner Jack Porter calls for more pedestrian, bicyclist safety”

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To learn more, join our webinar in just a few minutes ( 1pm ET/10am PT) w Local Progress and experts from #L4GG UndauntedK12 Center for Public Enterprise Councilmember Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler and Peter Hasagawa from MLK Labor - JOIN US bit.ly/localdirectpay