Family Economic Security

Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy

October 5, 2017

Co-authored by Stephanie Glover, Senior Health Policy Analyst, National Partnership for Women & Families Federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ended last Saturday, September 30. More than nine million children and their families who rely on CHIP for affordable...

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Debra L. Ness

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Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security MomsRising Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

October 4, 2017

Between lack of earned sick days and non-existent paid family and medical leave policies, working parents are really feeling squeezed right now. But together, we can change this!

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Ruth Martin

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Family Economic Security MomsRising Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

October 4, 2017

Whether it’s to care for a newborn you swear already smiles, a mom who is ill, or a spouse battling cancer, being there for family is what matters. You shouldn't have to give up a paycheck to do it. But non-existent paid family and medical leave policies are forcing working parents to make impossible choices. But together, we can change this!

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Erin Bennett Leighton

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care

October 3, 2017

The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ensures that we always give our kids a winning hand of lifelong health! Republicans and Democrats created this critically important program in 1997 because it was a low-cost, sound investment in our children's health and future—and they were right !...

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Isabella Higgins

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care

October 3, 2017

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Isabella Higgins

Family Economic Security MomsRising Paid Sick Days

September 28, 2017

Exciting things are afoot in Duluth. Spoiler alert: it’s something that’s a win-win-win for working families, businesses, and the Duluth economy. >>> I’m talking about earned sick and safe time for Duluth!

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Sara Alcid

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security

September 28, 2017

If you're raising kids today, it can be easy to focus on the negative. And it's no wonder: Thanks to the 24-hour news cycle, social media, cell phone notifications -- and even sources you wouldn't expect, like Instagram and YouTube -- kids are immersed in doom and gloom . Consider their world: The...

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Caroline Knorr

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security MomsRising

September 27, 2017

At a time when our country is experiencing unprecedented income inequality, with the rich getting richer and working families struggling to put food on the table and afford child care and college, the Trump administration and House and Senate Republican leaders today offered a plan that provides...

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Family Economic Security

September 27, 2017

143 hours. That’s how much time I spent without electricity after Hurricane Irma hit Central Florida. We had a generator and could run to the gas station whenever it needed gas, though. We also had cases and cases of water, food, and medicine. Communications were in and out and I could barely speak...

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Sili Recio

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Family Economic Security MomsRising Paid Sick Days

September 22, 2017

Exciting things are afoot in Portland, ME! Just this Monday, an earned paid sick days proposal was introduced to the City Council that would enable workers to earn up to six paid sick days each year. (Time for a major happy dance!) Earned sick days are a win-win-win for working families, businesses, and the Portland economy.

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Sara Alcid