2021 Session Highlights: How States Build a Fairer Economy for Working Families
Bold and forward-thinking state lawmakers are working to build a fairer economy by tackling long-standing structural inequalities.
Paid Leave
Why Maryland Needs Paid Family Leave
Maryland legislators and advocates agree about the importance of paid family leave but disagree on who should fund it.
North Carolinians Supported Economic Reform Even Before the COVID-19 Crisis
North Carolina voters held deep concerns over pocketbook economic issues even before COVID-19.
New Resource: Paid Family and Medical Leave Playbook
Ultimately, nearly all workers need to take time away at some point to deal with a serious personal or family illness or to care for a new child. Laws providing paid family and medical leave allow workers to meet these needs without jeopardizing their economic...
Paid Family and Medical Leave Playbook
Since the passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), our country has fallen behind the rest of the world in paid leave protections.
New Maine Focus Group Results Show Support for Progressive Ideas from the Legislature
Recently concluded focus groups built on polling conducted last year and reveal Mainers strongly support many of the policies the state legislature has recently passed or considered with residents most supportive of legislation to make prescription drugs more...
Our 10 Favorite Moments from State Legislatures this Year
Ten of our favorite moments of legislators standing up for their values in 2019.
The Big Winners From Colorado’s 2019 Session
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...
While Federal Gridlock Dominates the News, State Legislators are Fighting for Families
By Jessie Ulibarri, Executive Director of the State Innovation Exchange While many pundits and politicos have been focused on Washington this week, we at the State Innovation Exchange (SiX) are focused on the progressive legislators who are fast at work in state...
States Are Fighting for Families by Advancing Paid Leave, Building Momentum Toward a National Policy
By Ellen Bravo and Vicki Shabo Ellen Bravo is a co-founder and director of Family Values @ Work, a network of broad coalitions working for—and winning—policies such as paid sick days and family leave insurance. Vicki Shabo is vice president for workplace policies...
