Resources
Local Opportunities Coalition: Fact Sheet on Proposed Updates to Uniform Guidance
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Webinar: Preemption Through Procurement
On November 8, 2023, Jobs to Move America and the UCLA Law Review presented “Preemption Through Procurement” a webinar discussing the evolution and impact of a long standing legal misinterpretation of “competition” in federal procurement law, which has prevented state...
Local Opportunities Campaign One-Pager
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Local Opportunities Campaign 2023 Congressional Letter
Last week, a letter signed by 61 Members of Congress was sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in support of the Local Opportunities Campaign efforts to update current federal grant regulations, which are known as the Uniform Guidance. The letter was led...
EARN Webinar: Local and Targeted Hiring
On May 13, 2022, Jobs to Move America partnered with the EARN Network to host an event on local and targeted hiring practices. The webinar, which also featured speakers from LA Metro and Stand Up Nashville, discussed the historical and legal background of local and...
New America Good Jobs Panel
New America hosted the panel on Oct. 24, 2022 to discuss the importance of using recent federal investments to create good jobs. JMA’s National Director, Miranda Nelson, was on the panel. Watch it below.
National League of Cities “Using Federal Funds to Create Local Infrastructure Jobs” Webinar
On June 14, 2022, Jobs to Move America partnered with the National League of Cities to host a webinar on how elected and agency officials around the country can create good jobs for their residents using local and targeted hiring policies. The call covered the history...
Local Hire Provision in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
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Guide to Using Local and Economically-Targeted Hire
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), was signed into law on November 15, 2021. This federal legislation will bring $1.2 trillion to states and cities over the next 5 years to repair and build roads...
Analysis of U.S. Department of Transit Local Labor Hiring Pilot
This report from Jobs to Move America demonstrates that the lifting of a Reagan-era regulation prohibiting cities and states from using local hire policies in federally-funded construction projects would create stronger local economies, advance racial equity, and...