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https://localprogress.org/ 20-11-2012 02:55:05
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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 🌟
m.startribune.com/ramstad-dramat…
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 ⤵️
epi.org/blog/cities-an…
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.
chicagoreader.com/news-politics/…
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