May, 2019 in Census, Democracy
Why Does the 2020 Census Matter? Census data determine the allocation of more than $800 billion in annual federal funding and are often used in state and local policy making, decision making, and research. An inaccurate census in 2020 would jeopardize state funds for over 300 federal programs and compromise crucial supports for marginalized communities. Census data are also […]
Read More >in Reproductive Freedom Leadership Council, Reproductive Rights
The statement below was coordinated by the Reproductive Freedom Leadership Council, a first-of-its-kind national network of over 350 pro-choice state legislators from across the country. The RFLC is a project of the State Innovation Exchange (SiX). “The 2019 state attacks on the legal right to abortion are a crisis. As state legislators from around the […]
Read More >May, 2019 in Automatic Voter Registration, Colorado, Equal Pay, Minimum Wage, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Retirement Security
By: Kyle Huelsman, SiX Colorado State Director Working Women Will Benefit from the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act Senator Jessie Danielson and Representative Janet Buckner have been pushing the legislature to address the gender pay gap since 2016 and finally this year they found a path with SB-85, the Equal Pay for Equal Work […]
Read More >May, 2019 in Economy, Education, Environment, Health Care, Sunrise Agenda
By James Chan, Florida State Director Progressive legislators and partners kicked off the 2019 legislative session with a bold Sunrise Agenda focused on the economy, affordable health care, education, the environment and a welcoming Florida. But during the legislative session, conservatives, who control both chambers, refused to debate the priorities that Floridians identify as […]
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