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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

Childcare & Early Education MomsRising Parenting & Families Politics & Policy

February 7, 2024

Is this a school board meeting or did I inadvertently join the worst kind of book club? It is a Tuesday evening in December in Duval County, Florida. I am here with fellow members of a local advocacy group, Public School Defenders, to speak to our school board members and community-at-large. Our...

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Gamble Scott

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Health Care Immigration MomsRising Politics & Policy

January 29, 2024

Day-after-day immigrant caregivers help keep families and children healthy and safe! They are truly unsung heroes! "I have personally benefited from the work of immigrant home health aides. During this pandemic they made it possible for me as an elderly disabled person, to stay home when New York...

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Claudia Tristán

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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...

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Mandy Kwan

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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...

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Mandy Kwan

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...

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Mandy Kwan

Maternal Justice MomsRising Politics & Policy

January 11, 2024

It is the first anniversary of the murder of Kennan Anderson , who died at the hands of the LAPD. On January 3, 2023, Kennan was involved in a nonviolent traffic incident in which he flagged down police for help. Instead of helping, the police escalated the situation and treated Kennan as a...

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Kelsey Reyes

Maternal Justice MomsRising Politics & Policy

January 11, 2024

On January 7, 2023, Tyre Nichols was savagely beaten to death by five Memphis City police officers. Police approached Nichols’ vehicle with guns raised and aggressively pulled him out of the car. While repeatedly stating his innocence, police pepper-sprayed him and pinned him to the ground. After...

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Kelsey Reyes

MomsRising Politics & Policy

January 11, 2024

As we enter into the new year, we are reminded that police violence and brutality continue to permeate police culture. It is time for collective reform to change problematic policing practices in this country. The People’s Response Act is an answer to alternative methods of policing that encourage...

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Kelsey Reyes

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December 20, 2023

Our Top Ten Wins of 2023 are wrapped, mapped, and ready to show the power of MOMS! You can read the full list of our 2023 top ten wins together with you below. Spotify Graphic 1 New 1.jpg All told, against weighty odds, we were able to win big legislative battles, move mom voters, shift the...

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