Progressive state legislators are trying to counter President Donald
Trump — by taking a page out of the conservative playbook.
A group called the State Innovation Exchange
(SIX) is raising its profile to lead efforts in Statehouses around the
country, supporting lawmakers in advancing progressive policies and
beating back Trump-influenced agendas locally.
Formed in late 2014 after the merger of three
smaller groups, SIX fashions itself as the liberal antidote to the
influential American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a well-funded
conservative machine for Republican state-level legislation.
SIX's goal is to become a policy shop of sorts
for progressive state lawmakers looking for proposals and solutions on
issues like climate change, paid parental leave, criminal justice reform
and the minimum wage — but its members are sharply divided on which
issues to purse and and whether a liberal agenda, focused on social
concerns, can fly in moderate states. Those differences spilled into
view at the group's recent annual conference.
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Source: NBC News
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