MomsRising Near You

February 24, 2024

Saturday, February 24th, 2024 You're in! Welcome to Tea Time with MomsRising New Hampshire! We're so excited to share this inaugural edition of our newsletter with you and hope that the coming editions fill you with hope, allow you to engage in our shared work in ways that work for you and meet you...

MomsRising Together

MacKenzie Nicholson

MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy

February 17, 2024

The glow of Valentine's Day is still about, but it’s hard to feel the love when Florida Republicans' heartless efforts to roll back child labor protections that keep our kids safe from employer exploitation are moving faster than Cupid’s arrow right through the heart. **Tell the Florida Senate to...

MomsRising Together

Jeannina Perez

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Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security MomsRising MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy

February 9, 2024

Let’s leap into action this month and this year! We are halfway into legislative session and now’s the time to make sure the House and Senate keep our families’ needs in mind! Right now, lawmakers are in the final countdown to pass bills and send them to the opposite chamber for consideration. If...

MomsRising Education Fund

Mandy Kwan

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Family Economic Security MomsRising MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy

January 25, 2024

Washington made history in 2021 when the legislature passed and funded the Working Families Tax Credit , a first-of-its-kind policy for the state that will put millions of dollars back into the pockets of families. Eligible households can receive up to $1,200 per year and applications for this year...

MomsRising Education Fund

Mandy Kwan

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Childcare & Early Education MomsRising Near You

January 22, 2024

For the last year I’ve been talking to parents and caregivers of young kids in every corner of our state and you know what everyone had in common? That the VPK (Voluntary Preschool Program) and child care system in our state doesn’t work for families. That’s the bad news. The good news is the new bill in the Florida legislature that could help change that.

MomsRising Together

Jeannina Perez

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Childcare & Early Education MomsRising MomsRising Near You Parenting & Families Politics & Policy

January 19, 2024

Across the country there have been efforts to ban books in schools. This is happening here in Washington State, too. We have the chance to ban book bans in public schools by passing SB 6208 and HB 2331. Sign on now to ban book bans in Washington State! These bills would prohibit the banning of...

MomsRising Education Fund

Mandy Kwan

Childcare & Early Education MomsRising Near You

January 17, 2024

Jananury isn't barely over and we already have hit the ground running based on your feedback from last year! It’s 2024 and the New Year has me feeling hopeful about what we can accomplish in Florida this year. Not because fresh start affirmations and flying across the internet, but because...

MomsRising Education Fund

Jeannina Perez

MomsRising MomsRising Near You Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

January 12, 2024

Now, with the start of the 2024 legislative session, we have the chance to make paid leave more accessible to families. This is our chance to let our lawmakers know that HB 1991 / SB 5793 is necessary to modernize our paid leave laws. What are we asking for? We are asking our lawmakers to update...

MomsRising Education Fund

Mandy Kwan

Childcare & Early Education MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy

January 8, 2024

Did you know that there’s a loophole in Washington state law that allows big corporations, like Starbucks, to claim unspent customer dollars left on gift cards as revenue? It added up to $255 million in the last year alone that they can use to pad their profits, which can inflate executive bonuses...

MomsRising Education Fund

Mandy Kwan

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security MomsRising MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

December 19, 2023

School has been back in session for a few months and the end of the year is near. What are the things you’ve noticed as a caregiver that our lawmakers could address in Washington State’s upcoming legislative session? Let’s let our lawmakers know what matters to us! WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OLYMPIA? The...

MomsRising Education Fund

Mandy Kwan