January 14, 2008 (LPAC)--On the eve of the Michigan primary, the Flint City Council has on its agenda for tonight, a resolution calling for Congress to pass emergency legislation--the Homeowners and Bank Protection Act, now being circulated by the LaRouche Political Action Committee ever more widely. The Flint instance typifies the LPAC policy intervention nationally, especially the LaRouche Youth Movement, as the House of Representatives re-convenes tomorrow. Some of the latest state and local updates:

Eastern states.

• In Albany, New York, an LPAC/LYM team is on hand, where the legislature faces a $4 billion budget shortfall, waves of home foreclosures, and credit collapse.
• In Boston, the LYM/LPAC team at the Massachusetts State House will hoist a huge banner in its rally for the HPBA.
• In Pennsylvania tonight, many borough and town councils have the HBPA before them at their weekly meeting.
• In Michigan, the HBPA resolution is expected to pass at tonight's Flint City Council session.

Western states.

• In South Dakota today, a four-person LPAC team, from the state's farm constituency, was in Pierre, to back introduction of an HBPA resolution in the newly opened legislature. Out of 10 Democrat legislators who already signed a petition for the HBPA last Fall, one state senator--a senior native American leader, plans to sponsor the resolution. The Democrats are now contacting Republicans among their fellow lawmakers, to enlist as co-sponsors.
• In Nebraska, former State Senator Don Eret is in Lincoln, to line-up backing for introducing an HBPA bill.
• In California, the HBPA Resolution is getting intense attention in many towns, including San Bernardino, now called the "Detroit" of California, in reference to its degree of physical collapse.

In contrast, many governors and mayors are flailing about in denial, or in thrall of the Pelosi/Rohatyn/Shultz operation.

• In Maryland today, Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) held a press conference in the front yard of a resident of Landover--near Washington, D.C., who almost lost her home recently, due to foreclosure after a fake rescue. O'Malley announced aid plans, focussed on stopping scams, but still hasn't faced up to the full scope of the crisis. The number of Maryland homes in default and in the mortgage process has tripled in three years.
• In Trenton, New Jersey today, Mayor Douglas Palmer, who is President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, met with mortgage lenders, banks and community groups to enlist them into small-scale local action to keep people in their homes.

The foreclosure crisis is a leading topic of next week's national meeting in Washington, D.C. of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.