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Take Action! The DOJ just deleted the National Police Accountability Database!

March 3, 2025
In response to President Trump rescinding an executive order that created a national database for police misconduct, the Department of Justice (DOJ) shut down the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database. [1] Why is this important? This database helped ensure that officers with a history of...
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Breaking Through: Moms Equal Pay Day, Families Over Billionaires, How Medicaid Supports Rural Moms.

May 19, 2025
On the radio show this week, we discuss how the wage gap moms experience impacts our families and our economy, with May marking not just Mother’s Day, but also Moms Equal Pay Day. We talk about how the Trump administration is using our tax dollars for human rights abuses against immigrant families...
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New Hampshire Senate Passes Book Ban Limiting Academic Freedom & Criminalizing Teachers

May 18, 2025
Advocates call on Governor Kelly Ayotte to veto the bill and preserve academic freedom On May 15, 2025, the New Hampshire Senate voted 15-8 to impose a ban on curriculum materials and library books containing content that the government deems “harmful” to students. The passage of House Bill (HB)...
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Breaking Through: Saving Democracy, Protecting Medicaid, Advocating for Immigrant Families, Defending Public Education.

May 5, 2025
On the radio show this week, we dive into the overwhelming attacks on democratic institutions coming out of this White House and DOGE, and local actions you can take to protect democracy that really make a difference nationally. We discuss the huge economic benefits of Medicaid, including job...
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From Living Rooms to Lawmakers >>> Your April Mom Power

May 2, 2025
Spring is here — and with it, powerful stories and a growing movement are blossoming.
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Apply to Become a WA State MomsForce Fellow!

April 30, 2025
We believe that families impacted most closely by policies and systems, good and bad, should be at the forefront of changing and creating new policies that spark shared prosperity for ALL families, from La Push to Walla Walla.
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Breaking Through: Motherhood Medals? No Thanks!

April 28, 2025
On the radio show this week, we dive into Donald Trump's latest round of harmful, racist executive orders and outlandish ideas, like providing medals for motherhood and classes about menstrual cycles to increase the birth rate — instead of policies that moms and families really need to thrive!
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Breaking Through: Why Everyone from Domestic Workers to Birth Workers Needs Medicaid. Organizing Locally & More.

April 21, 2025
On the radio show this week, we dive into how your health care stories have helped sway Republican – yes Republican — lawmakers to protect Medicaid, and why everyone needs to be in this fight for Medicaid Next, we hear about a campaign in New York to rally state and federal efforts to improve child care. We cover Meals On Wheels, and how even a program considered the “gold-standard” for private-public partnerships and cost-savings is under threat because of the Trump administration’s reckless cuts. Finally, we discuss Black Maternal Health Week and why this is yet another occasion to call your lawmaker about protecting Medicaid.
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Electing Women is Protecting Women, Medicaid Matters to Moms, Busting Myths About Immigrant Families, Black Maternal Health Week.

April 14, 2025
On the radio show this week, we dive into the importance of electing women, and how political parity protects us from dangerous policies, like the current move by Republicans to strip millions of women of our right to vote. We hear about how MomsRising is bringing the over 1.2 million voices of our...
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Breaking Through: Busting Negative Republican Myths About Immigrant Families. How Care Policies Boost Our Economy. Saving K-12 Education. Glimmers of Hope on the Horizon.

April 7, 2025
On the radio show this week, we bust the negative myths that Republicans are pushing out about immigrant families; we discuss how care policies (like childcare, healthcare/Medicaid, and paid family/medical leave) boost our economy; we cover how K-12 education is under attack and the ways to fight...
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