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06/09/09
Autism affects more American children than pediatric cancer, diabetes and AIDS combined. It’s a heartbreaking disease that approximately 29,400 children in every corner of New York suffer from. Despite autism’s far reach, insurance companies still don’t provide comprehensive coverage for effective...
Kirsten Gillibrand's picture
06/05/09
On Wednesday at midnight, the gavel struck marking the close of the Connecticut Senate Session, and the end of our campaign for the Paid Sick Days bill this year. Despite an unbelievable amount of dedication and hard work, our push for Paid Sick Days came up just one vote short in the State Senate. But we still have lots to celebrate...
06/05/09
This past Mother's Day, millions of people sent over 12,000,000 moms a well-deserved MomsRising Mother of the Year Award. The Huffington Post called it a "national mom uprising"! Since then, we've been receiving touching "thank you" notes from moms all over the country. As moms ourselves, we know...
Kristin's picture
06/04/09
When it comes to healthcare reform, I want to make sure that legislators consider what is important to families, especially those like mine that have a child with special medical needs. When I think of healthcare reform for my family certain elements come to mind: access, choice, quality, and...
06/02/09
Did you know that motherhood is a major cause of the recession? Most families’ experience of the recession isn’t destitution, according to an article in today’s New York Times : Rather, there are many families who are cutting back and learning to live on less. Hardly a controversial proposition,...
Annette Laing's picture
06/02/09
I know that tax season is over, but I'm still riled up. Every time I get to that section of my taxes where they ask you to report your child care expenses to a maximum (maximum!) of $3,000 for one child, my blood boils. Where the heck are you going to find full-time quality child care for just $...
Donna's picture
06/02/09
Pregnant? Looking for a way to make some extra money? Comfortable eating and drinking from packaging coated with BPA resins to demonstrate how safe it is? (Note: you must also be willing to sign a waiver releasing industry from any birth defects or other harm suffered by your baby.) Interested? Can you believe it?
06/02/09
We know women get paid less for the same job. We know mothers get paid even less. We know this from studies and the newspaper. Not because HR circulates charts showing females get 22% less. No, salaries are kept private—pay slips are passed out in sealed envelopes. Why such secrecy? Things we...
Amy Cross's picture
06/02/09
cross posted to womenmakenews.com Everybody thinks we need more women in government—well everybody except the Taliban. And it’s probably a good idea if some of those women are moms. Mothers of young kids. There’s nobody better to stand up for the vulnerable than those whose children so young, they...
Amy Cross's picture
06/01/09
In response to federal cuts, California stepped up and developed three life-saving programs for lawful immigrants. These include the Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI), the California Food Assistance Program (CFAP), and full-scope Medi-Cal for lawful immigrants who have been in the...

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