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The Progressive States Network provides coordinated strategic support for a network of state legislators, their staffs and advocacy groups, in order to equip them with coherent logistical and strategic advocacy tools necessary for advancing key progressive economic and social policies.

Supporting State Legislators & Advocates

PSN provides a range of Strategic Services to legislators and advocates, including drafting legislation, hosting multi-state conference calls and Events nationally and in states, issuing Legislative Alerts on innovative legislation, distributing Legislative Updates on key issue areas, and conducting Action Campaigns to mobilize grassroots support.

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What Progressives Face & the Opportunity

As we documented in our report, Governing the Nation from the Statehouses, the rightwing has used state governments to advance their agenda. But despite challenges for progressives, as we documented in Building a Progressive Majority in the States, polls and other indicators highlight the opportunities to advance progressive policy.

In our Political Strategy section, we highlight a range of resources, our own and others, that track what the rightwing is doing in the states and how progressives are building a progressive response and using new methods to win.

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May 22 2008

Progressive States Network to provide day-to-day support to state legislators and community organizations in each state to help make that happen. This accompanying package of issues is not designed to be an exhaustive set of policies but instead strategically focuses on those that can attract support from disaffected voters and thereby "wedge" those rightwing politicians whose allegiance to campaign contributors clashes with the desires of many of the voters who put them into office. And Progressive States as an organization has committed to providing legislative support to campaigns in states advancing these policies.

  • Wage Standards and Workplace Freedom – assuring
    that American workers receive a decent wage and the freedom of speech in the workplace to stand up for their own interests.
  • Balancing Work and Family – helping create a more family-friendly workplace and society through better family leave policies, paid sick days, support for child care and access to contraception.
  • Health Care for All – extending health care coverage to all Americans, while helping cut costs for those currently receiving health coverage.
  • Smart Growth and Green Jobs – promoting energy independence and job growth through new transit options, smart development to strengthen our communities, and new energy technologies.
  • Broadband Buildout and Technology Investments – promoting universal and affordable Internet broadband, networking energy, health care & education systems, investing locally in technology jobs, and promoting diverse voices in local media.
  • Tax and Budget Reform – creating more equity and accountability in state tax systems, economic development subsidies, and public contracts.
  • Fair and Clean Elections – eliminating corruption in lobbying, establishing public financing for elections, protecting voting rights, and promoting reforms like national popular vote to assure that every vote counts.

We also have established a State Immigration Project to help provide legislators with the resources to respond to anti-immigrant attacks and instead promote policies to more effectively integrate immigrant families into our communities

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