| 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. Like what you’re reading? Forward this message to your legislative colleagues!
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| Join SiX at the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) in Chicago! |
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| 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]). |
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| SiX and the National Women's Law Center Invite State Elected Officials to Sign on to Letter Opposing OMB’s Proposed Federal Funding Rule |
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| 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 and sign on here. Deadline: 2:00 p.m. ET, July 13, 2026. Questions: Ida V. Eskamani ([email protected]) or Lex Rummel ([email protected]). |
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| New Policy Resources from SiX and Partners |
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| SiX and partners at Johns Hopkins CLF and Vermont Law School CAFS released The 2024-2025 Animal Agriculture State Policy Trends Report, 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, 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. |
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| Join SiX at These Upcoming Virtual Events |
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| Mark your calendars for three upcoming events: |
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| State of Care in the South briefing 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
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| Register for SiX’s State Action Summit |
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| 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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