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Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

03/28/19

This is a guest post by Maureen Bowling, a RESULTS advocate in Lexington, Kentucky. A little under four years ago, my children and I were facing homelessness. I was in an abusive relationship that was threatening my life. I had to get out. I had been a stay-at-home mom for over a decade. When I...

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Deborah Lash

Realistic & Fair Wages

03/27/19

VICTORY!!! The House of Representative just PASSED the Paycheck Fairness Act -- right in time for Equal Pay Day on April 2nd! Now we’re charging full speed ahead toward the U.S. Senate with our campaign for equal pay! Tell your U.S. Senators to co-sponsor and advance the Paycheck Fairness Act. This...

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Sara Alcid

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Gun Safety Maternal Justice Paid Sick Days

03/23/19

Happy Saturday! We're sharing our latest list of top actions from the past week for your social justice-seeking pleasure. This week we're talking about gun safety, tax reform, maternal justice, and more! As always your voice is powerful and urgently needed. Please take a moment to sign and share...

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Karen Showalter

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Immigration Paid Family Leave Realistic & Fair Wages

03/22/19

GOOD NEWS! Here’s a welcome good news story about kids’ health and the environment: In North Carolina, public health officials have been working for more than 30 years to eliminate childhood lead poisoning – and have come very close to doing so. Read more here! MOMSRISING RADIO: Have you checked...

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Anita Sarah Jackson

Family Economic Security Realistic & Fair Wages

03/21/19

“Everyone should work in a restaurant, at least once in their lifetime.” Whether you have worked in a restaurant or not, chances are, you have heard this sage advice. When I hear this advice, I am undeniably proud to have had restaurant experience as part of my story. My first job was as a busser...

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Ali Davidson

Maternal Justice MomsRising Politics & Policy

03/21/19

This month, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy introduced a state budget that proposes allocating $1 million of Medicaid funding to increase doula care access. This amount is in addition to the current budget of 4.7 million that has already been dedicated toward improving maternity care. Increasing...

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S. Nadia Hussain

Trump Budget Update!

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care Immigration Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

03/21/19

President Trump released his FY2020 budget last week and no surprises here— he slashed funding for programs that boost our families and kids in order to pay for his wasteful wall and tax cuts to the 1% and Wall Street. I’ll be blunt: President Trump seems to have forgotten that people like you and...

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Elyssa Schmier

Repeal the Trump Tax Scam!

Families & The Federal Budget Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

03/21/19

It’s tax time and we are getting an angry earful from moms around the country about Trump’s backwards tax scam— and need your help letting Congress know what’s going on in the real lives of families in our nation: “ My taxes have gone up due to the cap on state and local taxes. Now it does not pay...

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Elyssa Schmier

Working Families Tax Credit

Family Economic Security

03/21/19

Today, working people, parents, and families were in Olympia to rally support for the Working Families Tax Credit and urge lawmakers to include funding for the credit in their 2019 budget proposals. Back us up by sending your lawmakers a quick email urging them to support a modern Working Families...

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Maggie Humphreys

Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Realistic & Fair Wages

03/19/19

To mark Equal Pay Day and spread awareness about the punitive gender wage gap and possible solutions, like paid family and medical leave, MomsRising and Main Street Alliance created custom coffee sleeves and napkins for coffee shops across the nation to use on April 2nd.

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Sara Alcid