January 22, 2019 in Reproductive Freedom Leadership Council, Reproductive Rights
The Reproductive Freedom Leadership Council is the only national, cross-state cohort of pro-choice state legislators in the country, with 326 members from 46 states. The RFLC is a project of State Innovation Exchange (SiX). The 46th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court’s landmark decision Roe v. Wade comes at a critical time in our […]
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September 28, 2018 in #MeToo, Reproductive Rights, Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following yesterday’s powerful testimony from Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and with action by the U.S. Senate on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court imminent, the State Innovation Exchange (SiX), issued the following statement: “We believe survivors, stand with Dr. Ford, and join millions of Americans in opposing […]
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August 8, 2018 in Brett Kavanaugh, Reproductive Freedom Leadership Council, Reproductive Rights, Supreme Court
The reality is chilling: if conservatives have their way, the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision could be overturned and the legal status of abortion could be decided state by state, leaving millions of women to cross state lines in order to access legal abortion care. The risk of the Supreme Court of the United States […]
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February 23, 2018 in New Jersey, Reproductive Rights
By New Jersey Sen. Loretta Weinberg The resistance is alive in the Garden State. Just a few weeks into 2018, we in New Jersey are already reversing eight years of setbacks to reproductive rights and health that former Gov. Chris Christie so outrageously spearheaded. New Jersey was one of two states, along with Washington, that […]
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July 13, 2017 in Kelly Baden, Nick Rathod, Reproductive Rights, State Innovation Exchange
This week, SiX is excited to announce a new program—led by state policy and advocacy expert Kelly Baden—that will expand our capacity to help legislators advance and defend policies that safeguard reproductive rights at the state level. As SiX’s first-ever Director of Reproductive Rights, Baden will work to fully integrate this critical issue into the work of the organization and its […]
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July 1, 2016 in 2016 Session, Climate Change, Conservative, Criminal Justice Reform, Education, Election Reform, Equal Pay, Health, Immigration, LGBTQ, Minimum Wage, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Paid Sick Days, Politics, Preemption, Progressive, Reports, Reproductive Rights, Retirement Security, Sexual Assault Survivors’ Rights, State Innovation Exchange, State Legislation, Voting Rights, Wage Theft, Working Families
As we look back at 2016 legislative activity in statehouses across the country, and as partisan gridlock in Washington keeps Congress at a standstill, it’s clear the most important policy fights have shifted to the states. This year, progressives and conservatives continued to battle at the state level over laws that will impact our lives […]
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