New Class of NewDEAL Leaders Joins The NewDEAL was proud to announce the Fall 2019 class of NewDEAL Leaders this week, with 15 elected officials hailing from 15 different states officially joining the network. The announcement was covered by local news, including mentions for Montevallo, AL Mayor Hollie Cost; Exeter, […]

Election Reform & Security NewDEAL Leader New York Assemblymember David Buchwald recently had several of his bills signed into law, including two to address common election issues as part of a comprehensive election reform effort passed by the Legislature that also included early voting and pre-registration. One bill clarifies the […]

Comprehensive Sex Education NewDEAL Leader Grady County, GA School Board Member Laura Register has long championed comprehensive sex education in her local public schools, and a recent PBS Retro Report took a brief look at how her community banded together across ideological lines to support the program after seeing the […]

InnovateKC Under NewDEAL Leader Kansas City, MO Mayor Quinton Lucas’ administration, the city’s original Innovation Partnership Program has evolved and launched anew as InnovateKC, an entrepreneurship-in-residence program that pairs startups with city departments to develop new tech solutions. Embedding with different departments allows innovators to tackle a wide range of […]

Task Force on Climate Change NewDEAL Leader Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes joined the Governor in announcing a new executive order to establish the Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change, which will advise the governor on developing a strategy to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change. Lt. […]

Community Empowerment Against Addiction NewDEAL Leader West Virginia Senator John Unger’s GRaCE program is continuing to bring high school students into the fight against addiction. GRaCE, or Greater Recovery and Community Empowerment, trains students and other community members to become addiction mentors and recovery coaches, as well as for other […]

Social Progress Index This week, NewDEAL Leader San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo partnered with Social Progress Imperative and other organizations to become the first city in the US to launch the Social Progress Index, a tool to help guide public investment to the neighborhoods most in need. The index complements […]

Getting Voters Registered Two NewDEAL Leaders are hard at work ensuring that American voters are registered and ready to exercise their rights in the 2019 and 2020 elections. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced the official launch of automatic voter registration this week, as well as the rollout of […]

A Fresh Start Last month, NewDEAL Leader Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced a partnership with Code for America to speed up the process of expunging past cannabis convictions that are now eligible for relief due to legalized recreational marijuana. The Clear My Record technology automatically evaluates eligibility and […]