Iowa Farmers and State Legislators Tell FTC Chair to Keep Koch Industries Out

Iowa State Representatives J.D. Scholten, Elinor Levin, and Megan Srinivas joined forces with SiX and the Iowa Farmers Union (IFU) to organize 100 Midwestern farmers and community members to meet with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair, Lina Khan, in Nevada, Iowa. 

These Midwesterners shared what the multinational corporation Koch Industries’ recent acquisition of Iowa Fertilizer Company means for their farms, families, and futures. Read more about the event and what people shared with the Chair here.

Reproductive Freedom Leadership Council Members Rally at the Supreme Court

Idaho Minority Leaders Senator Melissa Wintrow and House Representative Ilana Rubel united with SiX to deliver remarks outside of the U.S. Supreme Court recently in response to the Court hearing oral arguments on a case out of Idaho regarding the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA). EMTALA requires that hospitals that participate in Medicare and offer emergency services must 1) screen for an emergency condition, 2) stabilize the patient, and 3) transfer or discharge the patient under specific circumstances. When an abortion is necessary to stabilize the health of a pregnant woman experiencing an emergency medical condition, a physician must provide an abortion under EMTALA with the patient’s express consent. 

Watch Senator Wintrow and Representative Rubel in action here.

SiX State Legislators: How to Build People-Centered Government

The Progressive Governance Academy (PGA) is a leadership development project between SiX, re:power Fund, and Local Progress Impact Lab, to build the collaborative governance skills of state and local elected officials nationwide. Legislators learn how to navigate complex challenges, strategically build power, and collectively govern with community and constituents.

Legislators, join us for upcoming in-person and virtual opportunities in May!
 

• May 3-4, Marlborough, MA - In-person event for state and local electeds from the Northeast region

• May 15, ONLINE - Virtual Power Mapping module for women state and local electeds 

• May 30, ONLINE - Virtual Power Mapping module for Michigan women state and local electeds 

Solidarity with Working Families

Centering Black Women in Tax Policy Ensures Prosperity for All

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities just released an essential report “Black Women Best Framework Points the Way to Equitable and Just State Tax Reform.” Black women sit at the intersection of governing, directly and disproportionately impacted by every policy decision. The Black Women Best framework is an economic principle that puts that fact into practice with a simple proposal that lifts up all boats: when we center the economic well-being of Black women in policymaking, we dismantle structural racism and sexism and consequently create more equitable systems for all. Learn how to apply the framework to state tax policy here. 

A Dangerous, Radical Rewrite of our Constitution
 

The Center for Media and Democracy published a short video on the radical effort to rewrite the Constitution, highlighting the extremist special interests behind the effort and what's at stake. This push for a Constitutional Convention would put everything on the line: all of our rights and a century of progress in making America a more just society by advancing racial and gender justice, cleaning up the environment, protecting workers’ rights, and providing social security and affordable health insurance. Watch and share the video on X!