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08/04/14

After the White House Summit on Working Families in June, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) developed a new grant designed to help states study the economic feasibility of creating a system of paid family leave. The grant announcement stated that up to five states may be selected for this...

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Michelle Noehren

Health Care

08/04/14

Life is hectic—whether it’s moving into your first home, getting a new job, or starting a family—our lives are constantly in flux, and the last thing anyone wants to worry about is being uninsured. The good news is that folks may have options to get health coverage during those "big" life moments.

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Jeannina Perez

Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

08/04/14

Could it be that workers whose employers offer leave benefits actually end up getting sick less often because they are happier? Senator Al Franken (D-MN), tongue firmly in cheek, proposed this “radical” idea at a hearing on paid leave held by the Senate Health Economic Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee’s Subcommittee on Children and Families.

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Liz Ben-Ishai

Environmental Health

08/03/14

My daughter is going to college this fall and we are getting ready. Her school recommended a number of items for her dorm which we dutifully purchased. Having worked on getting toxic flame retardants out of the foam in our couches over the past several years, it occurred to me that I should have the school-recommended foam mattress toppers for my daughter tested for those same toxic chemicals.

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Joan Blades

Gun Safety

08/03/14

“You are a gun owner?” gasped my then sophomore aged son. “I am a gun owner,” I replied.

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Leigh Anne Treistman

Family Economic Security Food! Health Care

08/02/14

Today's is the first day of 2014 World Breastfeeding Week. Just earlier this year, Iowa Public Radio broadcasted a remarkable story about Linda Eaton. Eaton was an Iowa City Firefighter. Thirty-five years ago, she continued to breastfeed her child at work against orders from her supervisor, and a breastfeeding discussion was launched locally and gained national attention.

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To-wen Tseng

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

08/02/14

This week, the Social Security Trustees released their annual report about Social Security’s finances. As usual, opponents jumped all over it, sounding the alarm bells and calling for drastic cuts. But they got it all wrong: rather than cutting Social Security we need to expand it in ways that would benefit everyone, and particularly women, who rely on the program so much.

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Allegra Baider

Immigration

08/02/14

Q and A's to learn important facts about the children urgently seeking refuge in our country.

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Debbie Weinstein

Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

08/02/14

Extreme opposition to fair wages knows no bounds - and has proponents in Congress; but in the real world, the Live the Wage challenge shows how badly an increase is needed.

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Debbie Weinstein