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. […]
John Unger, Senator (West Virginia)
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 […]
Sam Liccardo, Mayor (San Jose, CA)
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 […]
Jocelyn Benson (Michigan) & Alex Padilla (California), Secretaries of State
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 […]
Kim Foxx, State's Attorney (Cook County, IL)
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 […]
Miro Weinberger, Mayor (Burlington, VT)
Net Zero Energy Roadmap This week, NewDEAL Leader Burlington, VT Mayor Miro Weinberger unveiled the city’s new Net Zero Energy Roadmap, which outlines how the city will become net zero on carbon emissions across its ground transportation, electric, and heating sectors by the year 2030. The road map uses both […]
Darrin Camilleri & Donna Lasinski, Representatives (Michigan)
Unemployment Insurance Reforms NewDEAL Leaders Michigan Representatives Darrin Camilleri and Donna Lasinski joined a colleague this week to unveil a 10-bill package of reforms to update the state’s Unemployment Insurance Agency. The bills seek to restore maximum benefit rates, which haven’t changed in two decades; extend eligibility periods back to […]
Matt Meyer, County Executive, (New Castle County, DE)
A Green Agenda for the Future NewDEAL Leader New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer announced the county’s new GreeNCC Agenda to combat climate change and protect the environment as the county grows and builds. The agenda focuses on clean water, sustainable communities, cleaner energy, and more, and County Executive Meyer […]
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On behalf of our 160 members who hold state and local elected offices across the nation, the NewDEAL condemns the rioters who assaulted the U.S. Capitol, as well as President Trump for inciting yesterday’s insurrection. The President’s rhetoric and actions exhibited his complete lack of respect for the institutions at the heart of American democracy.
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 […]
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