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    Over a million moms received the Mother of the Decade award – did yours?

    Posted May 10th, 2010 by Anita

    Yesterday, moms across the country awoke to hugs, brunch, and fabulous kid-made art projects.  But did they receive their Mother of the Decade award?  We’ve got one lined up just for the special mom in your life, just in case she didn’t see it yesterday: http://news.cnnbcvideo.com It’s still free and still funny.  Giving moms you love [...]

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    UPDATE: Mother of the Decade Video has MOMentum!

    Posted May 8th, 2010 by Anita

    MomsRising’s Mother of the Decade video has now been sent to over a million folks and has received many hundreds of thousands of views.  Our blog carnival currently features blog post after blog post with the video: http://www.momsrising.org/blog/2010-mother-of-the-decade-blog-carnival/ Mother’s Day is this Sunday, and I’ll bet you know a mom (or two, or three, or more!) [...]

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    2010 Mother of the Decade Blog Carnival!

    Posted May 6th, 2010 by Anita

    The 2010 Mother of the Decade is getting coverage across the blogosphere!  We’re collecting links about the winner in one place so you can easily browse all the stories about this amazing woman.  Check them out: - MojoMom asks “Who Will MomsRising’s Mother of the Decade Award Winner Be?” – Women’s Media Center gets mom on [...]

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    UPDATED! These are our stories: Vigil for Healthcare reform

    Posted January 13th, 2010 by Anita

    Healthcare reform is now REALLY almost at the finish line, with a vote expected this week. Hundreds of thousands of families are waiting to find out if reform will actually: – help out their family budgets, – ensure that their health coverage is both accessible and affordable, – offer strong regulation – protect families from [...]

    Sen. Murray Replies Via Video to MomsRising Members!

    Posted December 21st, 2009 by Anita

    You asked, she answered!  Last month, we collected your questions on health reform for Senator Patty Murray.  Senator Murray responded personally to MomsRising members, creating her video response that you can see right here: We’re grateful that Senator Murray took time out to speak directly with us via video and that she is a strong [...]

    UPDATE! Sen. Murray is taking your questions here!

    Posted November 11th, 2009 by Anita

    **UPDATE!!** Thanks to everyone who has contributed comments and questions to this discussion, here as well as through Facebook and Twitter.  The five questions have been chosen, and the Senator will tape her answers early next week.  (With a short break in voting in DC, Senator Murray has flown back to her home state of [...]

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    Is your child the right size to get health coverage?

    Posted November 2nd, 2009 by Anita

    Our members did it again! After receiving messages from MomsRising members, Speaker of the U.S. House, Nancy Pelosi, is now also wearing the MomsRising pacifier pin as she joins us in not being pacified until Congress delivers comprehensive and affordable coverage for children and families. (See picture just below). Right now it’s critically important that [...]

    Tell Sen. Stabenow “Thanks for sticking up for moms!”

    Posted September 25th, 2009 by Anita

    Many of our members are shocked to find out that most health insurance policies sold on the individual market do not cover maternity care at all.[1] Take, for example, Rebecca from New Mexico, who just wrote us this note last week: “My husband lost his full-time job and benefits in January, so we were forced [...]

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    Healthcare Blog Carnival!

    Posted September 14th, 2009 by Anita

    Welcome to our HealthCare Blog Carnival! We’ve rounded up some of the most interesting, useful stories and analysis on healthcare reform, focusing on posts that speak to the impact of healthcare on families. Browse through and enjoy. We’ve got something for everyone, from personal stories to detailed policy analysis, from writers all around the country. [...]

    Sleepless in Sacramento?

    Posted July 30th, 2009 by Anita

    Today is Governor Schwarzenegger’s birthday. But we’re not exactly in the mood to throw him a party right now. On Tuesday, the Governor used his line-item veto authority to revise the state budget and add another $50 million in cuts to the state’s Healthy Families Program, bringing the total cuts this year to $179 million.1 [...]

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