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Remember the $1 trillion of funding for health care that Trump and Republicans in Congress slashed over the summer? $170 billion of that funding has since been funneled to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). [1] That’s right—your tax dollars that once paid for our health care are now funding thousands of poorly trained ICE agents who are terrorizing cities and killing US citizens and immigrants. Trump and Republicans in Congress made extreme cuts to Medicaid to pay for separating...
Tea Time with MomsRising NH Matcha & MOMentum with MacKenzie Happy Valentine’s day, friends. If loving New Hampshire families is your love language, you’re in the right place. The 2026 legislative session is in full swing, and let’s just say it came in hot. While we were still cleaning up the glitter from New Year’s, New Hampshire lawmakers jumped straight into hearings, bill drops, and yep, even more book bans. Thankfully, you all showed up. Moms, caregivers, and other amazing people have...
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February 19, 2026
Welcome to the February Dispatch! Thank you for being a part of our growing, powerful Moms Next Door program! What’s the Moms Next Door Dispatch? Each month, you’ll receive the Moms Next Door Dispatch (Scroll down!)—a monthly toolkit that will arrive in your inbox to provide you and your community with ideas on how to self-organize and take action, how to process and make sense of all that’s going on, AND how to remain calm, find joy in community, and recharge as we build a brighter future!...
We’re planning some fun, joyful action outside the Washington State Capitol Building in the name of protecting child care and early learning from unfair budget cuts – and we hope you can join us! Wednesday, February 18th at 12pm - 1:30pm
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February 12, 2026
Early voting is open in North Carolina from Thursday, February 12th-Saturday, February 28th! This is our moment to bank our votes, beat the Election Day lines, and make our voices heard in the 2026 Primaries. There are lots of benefits to voting early. You can pick the time that works best for you and avoid any Election Day schedule snafus that might keep you from the polls. Lines are typically short making it easy to get in and out fast. And, if you missed the registration deadline to vote on...
Washington lawmakers are sitting down and considering massive budget cuts to our state’s child care and early learning programs while families are making very difficult budget decisions at our own kitchen tables.
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February 6, 2026
New Year’s is a time for reflection, joy, and moving forward with resolution, with goals in search of realized outcomes. As I was reflecting on this and considering my vision for 2026, I got the invitation from MomsRising to join other Mombassadors in a “Disco Day of Action,” to sparkle, shine, and share the constituent stories with our legislators. A day of purpose, sharing family-friendly public policy and urging leaders not to be DISCO-nnected from their constituents? Modeling what it means...
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February 4, 2026
This week, a meaningful opportunity for Washington State to fix its inequitable tax code and stabilize our state’s overall health was introduced in the legislature. This Millionaires Tax (HB 2725/SB 6346) will be a major structural shift in the direction of fairness and tax justice. It asks millionaires to pay a little more while we bolster sufficient funding for essential programs and become less reliant on regressive taxes like the sales and property tax.
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February 4, 2026