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Family Economic Security MomsRising MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave

July 2, 2017

Stop whatever you are doing and reach for your nearest cape, Wonder Woman arm bands, or whatever makes you feel super and strong. Are you ready? We just won paid family and medical leave for ALL of Washington! I repeat, paid family and medical leave for every worker in Washington. HOLY MOLY! Go...

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Maggie Humphreys

Health Care MomsRising Near You

June 30, 2017

Your calls, letters, signatures, stories, visits and loud, outraged voices are helping to slow down (and hopefully stop!) the repeal of the Affordable Care Act and massive cuts to Medicaid! U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was trying to rush his terrible, horrible, no good ‘health care...

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Elyssa Schmier

Family Economic Security MomsRising MomsRising Near You Paid Sick Days

June 29, 2017

Do you hear that? Celebratory fireworks are going off early this year! And no, it's not your over-eager neighbors this time. On July 1st, *SIX* new paid sick days laws will go into effect!

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Sara Alcid

Health Care MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy

June 27, 2017

This week, MomsRising staff members and volunteers from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia have been joining together at different Senate offices across the three states to raise their voices and fight for health care. This trip has been inspiring. At every stop, powerful stories were shared...

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Abbie Gately

MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy

June 22, 2017

We are so excited to hop on the phone with you tonight, 9 PM EST / 6 PM PST , for MomsRising’s #KeepMarching telephone town hall meeting on Presidential accountability, when we'll cover the nuts and bolts of impeachment , how special counsels and independent commissions work, and the current...

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Gloria Pan

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care MomsRising Near You

June 12, 2017

Happy Monday! We have some emergency actions for you this week, including a special one to protect healthcare by demanding transparency from the Republicans in the U.S. Senate on what’s they’re actually proposing with healthcare. The clock is ticking. Rumor is that they may try to pass a very bad...

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Karen Showalter

Health Care MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave

May 24, 2017

I have had it. This morning I got another GoFundMe request in my inbox. This time it is to support the treatment for the mother of a teammate on my son’s lacrosse team. She will need to have surgery in the next two weeks to remove a brain tumor. I don’t know her well, but I do know she is a single...

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Christina D'Allesandro

Childcare & Early Education MomsRising Near You

May 19, 2017

Join us for a high-impact meeting with Mayor SImmons to discuss early learning opportunities in Cambridge, MA.

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Elyssa Schmier

Childcare & Early Education MomsRising Near You

April 10, 2017

As I enjoy the sunshine after a long week of rainy days in Michigan, I reflect on my experiences and interactions working to mobilize community involvement in the development of a comprehensive early childhood system for the City of Detroit. Although, I am utterly inspired and humbled by the...

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Camarrah Morgan

Family Economic Security Food! MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

April 3, 2017

Happy Monday! We hope you're enjoying these early days of spring. While the seasons change, our need to speak out, loudly and regularly, about the issues that matter remains. Without further ado, here are our top 5 actions of the week! You can do all five of the actions on one day, or spread them...

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Karen Showalter