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Welcome to this month’s Six from SiX—your roundup of tools for state lawmakers. For 10 years, SiX has been the home base for a 12,000+ network, helping legislators team up and turn ideas into impact.

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Join SiX at the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) in Chicago!

Join SiX at the NCSL Legislative Session in Chicago July 27-29! Check out our table for updates and a reception on July 28 to meet SiX Executive Director EJ Juárez and mingle with other legislators, SiX staff, and supporters!
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At NCSL, SiX will also host a press conference July 29 at 10:00 am CT with key lawmakers from multiple states to shine a spotlight on state legislation allowing individuals to sue ICE agents for constitutional violations, anchored by legislators from across the country committing to introduce or re-introduce the bill in their states. If you’re interested in joining, contact Anthony Gad, SiX Director of STAT ([email protected]).

SiX and the National Women's Law Center Invite State Elected Officials to Sign on to Letter Opposing OMB’s Proposed Federal Funding Rule

SiX and the National Women's Law Center's State Gender Policy Collective invite state elected officials to sign on to a comment letter opposing OMB’s devastating Proposed Federal Funding Rule.

The proposed rule would coerce and commandeer state policymaking, allowing political appointees to withhold or terminate federal funding based on hostile political priorities. This would create uncertainty for states, cut resources for critical programs, and harm communities that disproportionately rely on federally funded services—including women, LGBTQIA+ people, Black, Indigenous, and other people of color, immigrants, people with disabilities, and low-income people. It would also chill state policy advocacy, undermining leaders' ability to serve their constituents' needs.

Read the comment letter ([link removed]) and sign on here.
([link removed]) Deadline: 2:00 p.m. ET, July 13, 2026. Questions: Ida V. Eskamani ([email protected] (mailto:[email protected]?subject=&body=) ) or Lex Rummel ([email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) ).

New Policy Resources from SiX and Partners

SiX and partners at Johns Hopkins CLF ([link removed]) and Vermont Law School CAFS ([link removed]) released The2024-2025 Animal Agriculture State Policy Trends Report ([link removed]) , examining nearly 500 bills on CAFOs, cage-free requirements, and regenerative farming.

In addition, SiX also published a 2026 Midyear Analysis on State Policy Trends ([link removed]) , covering over 1,000 bills on abortion bans, contraception, pregnancy criminalization, maternal health, and youth access to reproductive healthcare, showing states continuing to both restrict and protect reproductive freedoms.

Join SiX at These Upcoming Virtual Events

Mark your calendars for three upcoming events:
* Travel Safety and Security Training ([link removed]) with the Democracy Security Project on Monday, July 13th (3:00-4:30 PM ET);

* State of Care in the South briefing ([link removed]) with the Economic Policy Institute on Monday, August 3rd (2:00 PM ET), covering 2026 legislative trends and 2027 care economy priorities for southern legislators and staff; and

* 2026 Tax Justice in the States briefing ([link removed]…) with State Revenue Alliance on August 11th (3:00 PM ET), recapping wins, ongoing fights, and momentum for tax systems that fund the futures we deserve.


SiX in the Press
* SiX Executive Director EJ Juárez’s thought leadership was highlighted in his Nonprofit Quarterly op-ed, “Why State Legislators Need Global Strategy.” ([link removed])

* SiX Senior Vice President of Programs Senator Kim Jackson shared her post-legislative session analysis onhttps://youtu.be/2BXSQwLk4zoSirius XM Progress’s State of the States with Joe Sudbay. ([link removed])

* SiX Senior Director of Reproductive Freedom & Health Equity Jennifer Driver was highlighted on MS NOW's 11th Hour ([link removed]) , citing her interview in Abortion, Every Day. ([link removed])

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Register for SiX’s State Action Summit

Join SiX in Tempe, Arizona for our State Action Summit, December 1-3, 2026!

We’re excited to once again bring together our full network of state legislators, movement partners, advocates, and allies for a powerful convening focused on building strategy, deepening relationships, and advancing progressive state power across the country.
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State legislators, if you’d like to go deeper into SiX’s issue areas, join our legislator cohorts: the Economic Power Project ([link removed]) , the Cohort for Rural Opportunity and Prosperity ([link removed]) , and the Reproductive Freedom Leadership Council ([link removed]) ! ([link removed])

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