State Innovation Exchange
@stateinnovation.org
SiX collaborates with state legislators to boldly transform policy and build people power. We believe legislators should have #FreedomToServe
SiX is hiring for two new roles in our communications program: Senior Associate, Digital Communications and Media Intern. Learn more and apply: stateinnovation.org/careers #Hiring #SiX #StatePower
March 2, 2026 at 4:54 PM
SiX is hiring for two new roles in our communications program: Senior Associate, Digital Communications and Media Intern. Learn more and apply: stateinnovation.org/careers #Hiring #SiX #StatePower
Since Dobbs, attacks rooted in “parental rights” and “prenatal personhood” are reshaping state laws and threatening young people’s autonomy.
On Feb 19, SiX and partners will gather global experts to examine how other countries have pushed back.
🗓️ 2/19 - 9AM PT / 12PM ET
🔗 six.community/prenatal
On Feb 19, SiX and partners will gather global experts to examine how other countries have pushed back.
🗓️ 2/19 - 9AM PT / 12PM ET
🔗 six.community/prenatal
February 14, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Since Dobbs, attacks rooted in “parental rights” and “prenatal personhood” are reshaping state laws and threatening young people’s autonomy.
On Feb 19, SiX and partners will gather global experts to examine how other countries have pushed back.
🗓️ 2/19 - 9AM PT / 12PM ET
🔗 six.community/prenatal
On Feb 19, SiX and partners will gather global experts to examine how other countries have pushed back.
🗓️ 2/19 - 9AM PT / 12PM ET
🔗 six.community/prenatal
We’re hiring a Senior Political Director of Reproductive Rights.
This senior leader will shape state-based legislative strategy and support lawmakers advancing reproductive freedom across all 50 states.
Remote (U.S.) | $145K + full benefits
Apply by Feb 20.
Learn more: six.community/apply-repro
This senior leader will shape state-based legislative strategy and support lawmakers advancing reproductive freedom across all 50 states.
Remote (U.S.) | $145K + full benefits
Apply by Feb 20.
Learn more: six.community/apply-repro
February 13, 2026 at 4:59 PM
We’re hiring a Senior Political Director of Reproductive Rights.
This senior leader will shape state-based legislative strategy and support lawmakers advancing reproductive freedom across all 50 states.
Remote (U.S.) | $145K + full benefits
Apply by Feb 20.
Learn more: six.community/apply-repro
This senior leader will shape state-based legislative strategy and support lawmakers advancing reproductive freedom across all 50 states.
Remote (U.S.) | $145K + full benefits
Apply by Feb 20.
Learn more: six.community/apply-repro
Join @stateinnovation.org and partners during the @un.org 70th Commission on the Status of Women for a panel on the power of state and regional leadership in upholding human rights.
🗓️ Thursday, March 12
📍 Midtown Manhattan
⏰ 5:00–8:00pm EST
RSVP for details: forms.gle/2v2Rezdv1wRp...
#StatePower
🗓️ Thursday, March 12
📍 Midtown Manhattan
⏰ 5:00–8:00pm EST
RSVP for details: forms.gle/2v2Rezdv1wRp...
#StatePower
February 11, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Join @stateinnovation.org and partners during the @un.org 70th Commission on the Status of Women for a panel on the power of state and regional leadership in upholding human rights.
🗓️ Thursday, March 12
📍 Midtown Manhattan
⏰ 5:00–8:00pm EST
RSVP for details: forms.gle/2v2Rezdv1wRp...
#StatePower
🗓️ Thursday, March 12
📍 Midtown Manhattan
⏰ 5:00–8:00pm EST
RSVP for details: forms.gle/2v2Rezdv1wRp...
#StatePower
State lawmakers are demanding that Congress restore child care funding now. Over 240 legislators from all 50 states urge an end to the administration's attacks and the release of frozen funds harming kids, families, and providers. Read more: six.community/sign-on
#FundChildCare #StatePower #SiX
#FundChildCare #StatePower #SiX
February 4, 2026 at 8:42 PM
State lawmakers are demanding that Congress restore child care funding now. Over 240 legislators from all 50 states urge an end to the administration's attacks and the release of frozen funds harming kids, families, and providers. Read more: six.community/sign-on
#FundChildCare #StatePower #SiX
#FundChildCare #StatePower #SiX
Join us for a Cohort for Rural Opportunity and Prosperity (CROP) briefing on Data Centers and Rural Preemption.
🗓️ Friday, Feb 13
⏰ 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT
🔗 Open to state legislators and staff. DM us for call info!
#StatePower #SiX
🗓️ Friday, Feb 13
⏰ 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT
🔗 Open to state legislators and staff. DM us for call info!
#StatePower #SiX
February 3, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Join us for a Cohort for Rural Opportunity and Prosperity (CROP) briefing on Data Centers and Rural Preemption.
🗓️ Friday, Feb 13
⏰ 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT
🔗 Open to state legislators and staff. DM us for call info!
#StatePower #SiX
🗓️ Friday, Feb 13
⏰ 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT
🔗 Open to state legislators and staff. DM us for call info!
#StatePower #SiX
This month, we're honoring 100 years of Black History Month.
Generations of Black leadership have shaped policy and expanded democracy in statehouses for centuries. Today, Black history isn’t just remembered—it’s governed.
#BHM #StatePower #SiX
Generations of Black leadership have shaped policy and expanded democracy in statehouses for centuries. Today, Black history isn’t just remembered—it’s governed.
#BHM #StatePower #SiX
February 2, 2026 at 10:57 PM
This month, we're honoring 100 years of Black History Month.
Generations of Black leadership have shaped policy and expanded democracy in statehouses for centuries. Today, Black history isn’t just remembered—it’s governed.
#BHM #StatePower #SiX
Generations of Black leadership have shaped policy and expanded democracy in statehouses for centuries. Today, Black history isn’t just remembered—it’s governed.
#BHM #StatePower #SiX
Arizona’s abortion protections didn’t end at the ballot box.
SiX legislators, Sen. Analise Ortiz @senanaliseortiz.bsky.social and Rep. Sarah Liguori, are leading the work to implement what voters already approved and protect reproductive freedom statewide.
Read more: six.community/az-repro-pro...
SiX legislators, Sen. Analise Ortiz @senanaliseortiz.bsky.social and Rep. Sarah Liguori, are leading the work to implement what voters already approved and protect reproductive freedom statewide.
Read more: six.community/az-repro-pro...
January 28, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Arizona’s abortion protections didn’t end at the ballot box.
SiX legislators, Sen. Analise Ortiz @senanaliseortiz.bsky.social and Rep. Sarah Liguori, are leading the work to implement what voters already approved and protect reproductive freedom statewide.
Read more: six.community/az-repro-pro...
SiX legislators, Sen. Analise Ortiz @senanaliseortiz.bsky.social and Rep. Sarah Liguori, are leading the work to implement what voters already approved and protect reproductive freedom statewide.
Read more: six.community/az-repro-pro...
New report out now!
"Regulation of Abortion Decision-Making Among Young People" looks at how countries around the world approach young people’s autonomy in abortion care and what U.S. states can learn. @oneillinstitute.bsky.social @legalvoice.org
Read the full report: six.community/young-people...
"Regulation of Abortion Decision-Making Among Young People" looks at how countries around the world approach young people’s autonomy in abortion care and what U.S. states can learn. @oneillinstitute.bsky.social @legalvoice.org
Read the full report: six.community/young-people...
January 22, 2026 at 11:01 PM
New report out now!
"Regulation of Abortion Decision-Making Among Young People" looks at how countries around the world approach young people’s autonomy in abortion care and what U.S. states can learn. @oneillinstitute.bsky.social @legalvoice.org
Read the full report: six.community/young-people...
"Regulation of Abortion Decision-Making Among Young People" looks at how countries around the world approach young people’s autonomy in abortion care and what U.S. states can learn. @oneillinstitute.bsky.social @legalvoice.org
Read the full report: six.community/young-people...
Mississippi and Alabama were not just symbols. They were battlegrounds.
Dr. King’s words remind us that democracy is shaped at the state and community levels. On #MLKDay, we remember the responsibilities he named and that the work continues, generation after generation.
#MartinLutherKingJR #MLK
Dr. King’s words remind us that democracy is shaped at the state and community levels. On #MLKDay, we remember the responsibilities he named and that the work continues, generation after generation.
#MartinLutherKingJR #MLK
January 19, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Mississippi and Alabama were not just symbols. They were battlegrounds.
Dr. King’s words remind us that democracy is shaped at the state and community levels. On #MLKDay, we remember the responsibilities he named and that the work continues, generation after generation.
#MartinLutherKingJR #MLK
Dr. King’s words remind us that democracy is shaped at the state and community levels. On #MLKDay, we remember the responsibilities he named and that the work continues, generation after generation.
#MartinLutherKingJR #MLK
State legislators trust SiX as a space to share strategies, and national media is taking note.
@prismreports.org highlights state leaders responding to federal overreach and ICE violence with state-level accountability solutions. Read more: prismreports.org/2026/01/15/renee-nicole-good-ice-violence
@prismreports.org highlights state leaders responding to federal overreach and ICE violence with state-level accountability solutions. Read more: prismreports.org/2026/01/15/renee-nicole-good-ice-violence
January 15, 2026 at 9:23 PM
State legislators trust SiX as a space to share strategies, and national media is taking note.
@prismreports.org highlights state leaders responding to federal overreach and ICE violence with state-level accountability solutions. Read more: prismreports.org/2026/01/15/renee-nicole-good-ice-violence
@prismreports.org highlights state leaders responding to federal overreach and ICE violence with state-level accountability solutions. Read more: prismreports.org/2026/01/15/renee-nicole-good-ice-violence
Medication abortion is safe, effective, and essential, and decades of science back it up. Today’s Senate HELP Committee hearing recycled misinformation that threatens access to critical care nationwide.
Read our full statement here: six.community/HELP-statement
#StatePower #SiX
Read our full statement here: six.community/HELP-statement
#StatePower #SiX
January 14, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Medication abortion is safe, effective, and essential, and decades of science back it up. Today’s Senate HELP Committee hearing recycled misinformation that threatens access to critical care nationwide.
Read our full statement here: six.community/HELP-statement
#StatePower #SiX
Read our full statement here: six.community/HELP-statement
#StatePower #SiX
Authoritarian threats continue to escalate, and the time to prepare is now.
Join us on Jan 15 at 3 PM ET w/ @22ndcentury.bsky.social, @americanprogress.bsky.social @exposedbycmd.bsky.social @kimforgeorgia.bsky.social
➡️ Legislators & staff only
Register here: six.community/threats-2026
Join us on Jan 15 at 3 PM ET w/ @22ndcentury.bsky.social, @americanprogress.bsky.social @exposedbycmd.bsky.social @kimforgeorgia.bsky.social
➡️ Legislators & staff only
Register here: six.community/threats-2026
January 13, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Authoritarian threats continue to escalate, and the time to prepare is now.
Join us on Jan 15 at 3 PM ET w/ @22ndcentury.bsky.social, @americanprogress.bsky.social @exposedbycmd.bsky.social @kimforgeorgia.bsky.social
➡️ Legislators & staff only
Register here: six.community/threats-2026
Join us on Jan 15 at 3 PM ET w/ @22ndcentury.bsky.social, @americanprogress.bsky.social @exposedbycmd.bsky.social @kimforgeorgia.bsky.social
➡️ Legislators & staff only
Register here: six.community/threats-2026
As of January 1st, Colorado parents with babies in the NICU have expanded paid leave rights! CO is paving the way for states to build upon paid leave progress to support more families' needs. Read more below from @abetterbalance.org
Starting this month, parents in Colorado with babies in the NICU have the right to an extra 12 weeks of paid leave. This expansion exemplifies how states can build upon existing paid leave programs to better meet the needs of families. www.abetterbalance.org/colorado-exe...
Colorado Exemplifies How to Build Upon Paid Leave Progress to Meet Families’ Evolving Needs - A Better Balance
Colorado continues to pave the way for strong work-family protections by modeling how these policies can be expanded to meet families' needs.
www.abetterbalance.org
January 13, 2026 at 3:53 PM
As of January 1st, Colorado parents with babies in the NICU have expanded paid leave rights! CO is paving the way for states to build upon paid leave progress to support more families' needs. Read more below from @abetterbalance.org
Everything costs more, but state leaders can bring costs down.
Public grocery stores. Capped utility rates. Rent protections. Junk fee bans.
Real solutions exist, and voters support them.
Learn more: six.community/affordability
Public grocery stores. Capped utility rates. Rent protections. Junk fee bans.
Real solutions exist, and voters support them.
Learn more: six.community/affordability
January 6, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Everything costs more, but state leaders can bring costs down.
Public grocery stores. Capped utility rates. Rent protections. Junk fee bans.
Real solutions exist, and voters support them.
Learn more: six.community/affordability
Public grocery stores. Capped utility rates. Rent protections. Junk fee bans.
Real solutions exist, and voters support them.
Learn more: six.community/affordability
In 2026, states will push abortion restrictions even further. SiX’s Jennifer Driver weighs in with @bloomberglaw.com: “States are more emboldened… With less political risk, there are more aggressive and experimental attacks on access.”
Read more: six.community/bloomberg-ja...
Read more: six.community/bloomberg-ja...
January 5, 2026 at 9:15 PM
In 2026, states will push abortion restrictions even further. SiX’s Jennifer Driver weighs in with @bloomberglaw.com: “States are more emboldened… With less political risk, there are more aggressive and experimental attacks on access.”
Read more: six.community/bloomberg-ja...
Read more: six.community/bloomberg-ja...
From all of us at SiX: thank you for being part of a year filled with purpose, passion, and progress!
We’re closing out 2025 with deep gratitude and gearing up to keep moving justice forward in 2026. Wishing you peace, rest, and joy this season. 💙❤️
#HappyHolidays #StatePower #SiX
We’re closing out 2025 with deep gratitude and gearing up to keep moving justice forward in 2026. Wishing you peace, rest, and joy this season. 💙❤️
#HappyHolidays #StatePower #SiX
December 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
From all of us at SiX: thank you for being part of a year filled with purpose, passion, and progress!
We’re closing out 2025 with deep gratitude and gearing up to keep moving justice forward in 2026. Wishing you peace, rest, and joy this season. 💙❤️
#HappyHolidays #StatePower #SiX
We’re closing out 2025 with deep gratitude and gearing up to keep moving justice forward in 2026. Wishing you peace, rest, and joy this season. 💙❤️
#HappyHolidays #StatePower #SiX
Proud to see our team member Ida Eskamani @ida-v-e.bsky.social, Senior Director of Shared Economic Prosperity, quoted in @nbcnews.com on Gov. Newsom’s 2025 legislative record.
“You have to be really steadfast about your values and who you’re fighting for.”
🔗 www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
“You have to be really steadfast about your values and who you’re fighting for.”
🔗 www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
Gavin Newsom signed nearly 800 bills this year. Here's what's in them — and what they mean for 2028
The massive pile of legislation that came across the California governor's desk in 2025 could help form the basis of a future national platform.
www.nbcnews.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Proud to see our team member Ida Eskamani @ida-v-e.bsky.social, Senior Director of Shared Economic Prosperity, quoted in @nbcnews.com on Gov. Newsom’s 2025 legislative record.
“You have to be really steadfast about your values and who you’re fighting for.”
🔗 www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
“You have to be really steadfast about your values and who you’re fighting for.”
🔗 www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
SiX legislators are fighting for working families—on the policy front and on the picket line! We're proud to support elected leaders who stand with Starbucks workers and call for a fair contract. Learn more:https://six.community/starbucks @localprogress.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
SiX legislators are fighting for working families—on the policy front and on the picket line! We're proud to support elected leaders who stand with Starbucks workers and call for a fair contract. Learn more:https://six.community/starbucks @localprogress.bsky.social
Authoritarian threats are accelerating in 2026. Join SiX, @americanprogress.bsky.social & @exposedbycmd.bsky.social for a briefing with national experts on what to expect and how to prepare. For legislators and legislative staff ONLY.
Jan 15 at 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT
🔗 six.community/threats-2026
Jan 15 at 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT
🔗 six.community/threats-2026
December 17, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Authoritarian threats are accelerating in 2026. Join SiX, @americanprogress.bsky.social & @exposedbycmd.bsky.social for a briefing with national experts on what to expect and how to prepare. For legislators and legislative staff ONLY.
Jan 15 at 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT
🔗 six.community/threats-2026
Jan 15 at 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT
🔗 six.community/threats-2026
Last Tuesday, our team joined the National Black Caucus of State Legislators 49th Annual Legislative Conference in Biloxi. NBCSL Vice President NY Sen. James Sander Jr. welcomed us and spoke to the power of partnership between NBCSL and SiX in this moment!
December 11, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Last Tuesday, our team joined the National Black Caucus of State Legislators 49th Annual Legislative Conference in Biloxi. NBCSL Vice President NY Sen. James Sander Jr. welcomed us and spoke to the power of partnership between NBCSL and SiX in this moment!
We’re sharing a new set of global comparison reports created with @oneillinstitute.bsky.social. These docs show how countries around the world are expanding abortion access, and what these global trends mean for state lawmakers here in the U.S.
Read: sixrepro.org/rflc-global-...
#HumanRightsDay
Read: sixrepro.org/rflc-global-...
#HumanRightsDay
December 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
We’re sharing a new set of global comparison reports created with @oneillinstitute.bsky.social. These docs show how countries around the world are expanding abortion access, and what these global trends mean for state lawmakers here in the U.S.
Read: sixrepro.org/rflc-global-...
#HumanRightsDay
Read: sixrepro.org/rflc-global-...
#HumanRightsDay
Workers are speaking nationwide. State legislators are listening.
Join the #Listen2Workers campaign from @stateinnovation.org + End Poverty In California (EPIC) to amplify worker voices and act on their needs. Sign the pledge today: six.community/listen2workers
Join the #Listen2Workers campaign from @stateinnovation.org + End Poverty In California (EPIC) to amplify worker voices and act on their needs. Sign the pledge today: six.community/listen2workers
December 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Workers are speaking nationwide. State legislators are listening.
Join the #Listen2Workers campaign from @stateinnovation.org + End Poverty In California (EPIC) to amplify worker voices and act on their needs. Sign the pledge today: six.community/listen2workers
Join the #Listen2Workers campaign from @stateinnovation.org + End Poverty In California (EPIC) to amplify worker voices and act on their needs. Sign the pledge today: six.community/listen2workers
Working families are being crushed by rising costs, and they’re demanding action!
Join us, @localprogress.bsky.social, and @groundwork.bsky.social for a deep discussion on how state & local leaders can take bold action to lower costs.
🗓️ Dec 8 | ⏰ 1 PM ET
🔗 Register: six.community/affordability
Join us, @localprogress.bsky.social, and @groundwork.bsky.social for a deep discussion on how state & local leaders can take bold action to lower costs.
🗓️ Dec 8 | ⏰ 1 PM ET
🔗 Register: six.community/affordability
December 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Working families are being crushed by rising costs, and they’re demanding action!
Join us, @localprogress.bsky.social, and @groundwork.bsky.social for a deep discussion on how state & local leaders can take bold action to lower costs.
🗓️ Dec 8 | ⏰ 1 PM ET
🔗 Register: six.community/affordability
Join us, @localprogress.bsky.social, and @groundwork.bsky.social for a deep discussion on how state & local leaders can take bold action to lower costs.
🗓️ Dec 8 | ⏰ 1 PM ET
🔗 Register: six.community/affordability
State lawmakers, we're sharing a new report with solutions for starved state programs due to federal budget issues! "State Debt Collection Against the Federal Government" includes strategies like withholding federal payments or placing liens on federal property.
Read: six.community/state-debt-c...
Read: six.community/state-debt-c...
December 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
State lawmakers, we're sharing a new report with solutions for starved state programs due to federal budget issues! "State Debt Collection Against the Federal Government" includes strategies like withholding federal payments or placing liens on federal property.
Read: six.community/state-debt-c...
Read: six.community/state-debt-c...