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April 7, 2023

Send a Letter to the Editor to protect SNAP! Our families are struggling enough as it is to afford the rising costs of food. But now extremist Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are planning to make it even harder for many families to feed their children by making massive cuts and...

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April 5, 2023

Would you like to see healthier, more nutritious school meals served up in your child’s school cafeteria? You now have a window of opportunity to make that happen by supporting the nutrition standards just proposed by the Biden-Harris Administration for the National School Lunch and School...

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Paid Family Leave

March 28, 2023

Despite what you may have heard, we’re still in the fight to pass paid family and medical leave for every worker! So be prepared to be sick of us because we’re fighting for paid leave in the halls of Congress, we’re meeting our legislators in district offices, we’re posting on social media, and we’re posting in newspapers across the country. We’re talking to moms and members just like you and we’re not going to stop until we have paid family and medical leave for all.

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Health Care Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

March 27, 2023

Here at MomsRising, we're often delivering packets of constituent signatures and stories to our elected officials. It's a great way for parents to voice their opinions and concerns. However last week in Pennsylvania, we had a much different kind of petition to deliver, one delivering caring and...

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March 24, 2023

Last week, the 2022-2023 Washington State MomsForce Fellows met for the first time in Olympia for their in-person retreat and to participate in our annual lobby day! Fellows connected in real life, filmed their capstone MomTalk projects, and bonded over their growth throughout the year-long...

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security MomsRising Politics & Policy

March 24, 2023

As humans, we live in and through stories. Neuroscience shows that our brains like stories —we actually crave stories—and when we hear a well-told story, it helps us to cut out distractions, helps people remember concepts with greater accuracy, and as hearts are changed as stories are told and...

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Felicia Burnett

March 24, 2023

On the radio show this week, we cover direct democracy, ballot initiatives, and how you can help shape our nation; we also hear the latest in the fight for fair immigration policies and how you can help; discover how build the bench of local leaders and why that’s so important; and we hear about...

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