Lauren McLean, Mayor-elect (Boise, ID)
NewDEALers Rising While 2019 may have been an “off-year” in the national political dialogue, NewDEAL Leaders continued to earn higher offices, including seven new mayors whose forward-looking visions and practical solutions for their communities resonated with Americans across the country. The most recent winner, Lauren McLean, who previously served as […]
P.G. Sittenfeld, Councilmember & John Cranley, Mayor (Cincinnati, OH)
Renters Choice Makes a Splash Just weeks after he announced the effort at the NewDEAL Leaders Conference (pictured left), Cincinnati Councilmember P.G. Sittenfeld’s initiative to make rent more affordable is under consideration by the Council and garnering national attention. Also supported by NewDEAL Leader Mayor John Cranley, the legislation provides […]
Leirion Gaylor Baird, Mayor (Lincoln, NE)
Housing Affordability and Community Revitalization Seven NewDEALers have risen to the office of Mayor just this year, and their impact is already being felt. This week, Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird announced a new tax incentive to support home buyers in certain neighborhoods as part of her community revitalization strategy. In […]
Adapting to the Future of Work: Senator Eric Lesser (Longmeadow, MA)
Ideas Challenge Winners Announced Creating Portable Benefits through a competitive grant program to encourage employers and organizations to innovate and experiment with benefits systems that are especially designed to serve workers outside of traditional full-time positions. Expanding Access to Education: Councilmember Elizabeth Brown (Columbus, OH) ACCESS (Affordable College and […]
The Fall 2019 Class
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, […]
David Buchwald, Assemblymember (White Plains, NY)
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 […]
Laura Register, School Board Member (Grady County, GA)
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 […]
Quinton Lucas, Mayor (Kansas City, MO)
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 […]
Mandela Barnes, Lieutenant Governor (Wisconsin)
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. […]
Recent News
Press Release: Gov. Inslee & Microsoft President Brad Smith Join NewDEAL Forum to Launch Climate Agenda
For Immediate Release: August 17, 2020 Contact: Jonathon Dworkin, 202-660-1340 x5, jonathon@newdealleaders.org Gov. Inslee & Microsoft President Brad Smith Join NewDEAL Forum to Launch Climate Agenda Policymakers and leading experts develop state and local solutions to combat global warming, grow a clean economy, and protect communities Washington, DC – As the national […]
NewDEAL Forum Urges Immediate Broadband Access Funding from Congress
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2020 Contact: Jonathon Dworkin, 202-660-1340 x5 NewDEAL Forum Urges Immediate Broadband Access Funding from Congress Co-chairs of Forum’s Education Policy Group stress alarming learning loss for students without access to high-speed home internet Washington, D.C. – Emphasizing that COVID-19 has the potential to set-back […]
NewDEAL Forum Launches COVID Recovery Group to Propose Systemic Policy Changes
NewDEAL Forum Launches COVID Recovery Group to Propose Systemic Policy Changes Renewing America Task Force will recommend state/local policies to rebuild country in stronger, more equitable way Washington, D.C. – The NewDEAL Forum today launched the Renewing America Task Force to identify and promote the most effective state and local […]
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