Politics & Policy

Western NC needs child care to recover! Urge lawmakers to support hurricane relief aid

More than three weeks after Hurricane Helene struck western North Carolina in what Gov. Cooper has called "the deadliest and most devastating storm" in North Carolina's history, things are still far from normal for families across twenty-five counties. People are still missing and hundreds of roads...

The Child Care Crisis and the Climate Crisis : A Perfect Storm for Families & Providers

View this post on Instagram A post shared by MomsRising.org (@momsrising) Recently we’ve seen the harrowing devastation of Hurricane Helene across six states with fatalities and destruction in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and Virginia and are witnessing in real-time...

Breaking Through: Harris’ Economic Agenda Rising! Fighting for Our Reproductive Freedoms Through Our Votes! Embrace Race! The Power of the Latina Vote!

On the radio show this week, we cover excitement that the VP Kamala Harris economic agenda includes policies that have long been shown to help families and businesses alike like childcare and paid family/medical leave; we dive into the attack on women and families' freedoms by the far right and how...

What the Debate Told Us. Biden-Harris Policy Wins. Solving Childhood Poverty & Boosting Our Economy.

On the radio show this week we dive into what was said (and not said) in the first Presidential debate between Harris and Trump; then we cover some dramatic wins that the Biden - Harris Administration have been moving forward for parents - and how your voice is making a positive difference; after...