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Health Care MomsRising Open Flexible Work Realistic & Fair Wages

April 9, 2019

I come from a long line of nurses: my grandma is a nurse, my mom is a nurse, my aunts are nurses, and so are my cousins. These women work hard every day to provide outstanding care for premature babies, new parents recovering from childbirth, and patients fighting for their lives in the emergency...

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Maggie Humphreys

Clean Up WA's Tax Code!

Family Economic Security MomsRising Realistic & Fair Wages

April 8, 2019

Today, moms, parents, and advocates gathered in Olympia to testify in strong support of Senate Bill 5961 -- a bill that will fundamentally change the structure of Washington's tax code by creating a capital gains tax on the wealthiest Washingtonians and funding the Working Families Tax Credit...

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Maggie Humphreys

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Gun Safety Immigration Realistic & Fair Wages

April 5, 2019

Happy Friday! Hot off the presses: Our latest list of top actions from the past week on everything from diapers to gun safety. We urgently need your support. Please scroll through and make sure you've added your voice to all. Then be sure to share with friends and family, too. Thank you! => 1...

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Karen Showalter

Take Action!

Family Economic Security Realistic & Fair Wages

April 4, 2019

Much like a post-sugar rush play area at daycare, the Washington tax code is a mess. But moms and parents know exactly how to take care of a mess: they call for clean-up time. Click here to send a quick message to your state lawmakers in Olympia urging them to clean up our tax code! The Washington...

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Maggie Humphreys

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Gun Safety Paid Family Leave Realistic & Fair Wages

March 29, 2019

We're back with this week's list of top actions, ready for you to sign and share. This is a busy time for lawmakers, as new bills and budgets are being proposed and voted on at the federal and state levels. We must remain vigilant and speak out about the proposals that help families and our economy...

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Karen Showalter

Realistic & Fair Wages

March 27, 2019

VICTORY!!! The House of Representative just PASSED the Paycheck Fairness Act -- right in time for Equal Pay Day on April 2nd! Now we’re charging full speed ahead toward the U.S. Senate with our campaign for equal pay! Tell your U.S. Senators to co-sponsor and advance the Paycheck Fairness Act. This...

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Sara Alcid

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Immigration Paid Family Leave Realistic & Fair Wages

March 22, 2019

GOOD NEWS! Here’s a welcome good news story about kids’ health and the environment: In North Carolina, public health officials have been working for more than 30 years to eliminate childhood lead poisoning – and have come very close to doing so. Read more here! MOMSRISING RADIO: Have you checked...

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Anita Sarah Jackson

Repeal the Trump Tax Scam!

Families & The Federal Budget Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

March 21, 2019

It’s tax time and we are getting an angry earful from moms around the country about Trump’s backwards tax scam— and need your help letting Congress know what’s going on in the real lives of families in our nation: “ My taxes have gone up due to the cap on state and local taxes. Now it does not pay...

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Elyssa Schmier

Family Economic Security Realistic & Fair Wages

March 21, 2019

“Everyone should work in a restaurant, at least once in their lifetime.” Whether you have worked in a restaurant or not, chances are, you have heard this sage advice. When I hear this advice, I am undeniably proud to have had restaurant experience as part of my story. My first job was as a busser...

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Ali Davidson

Trump Budget Update!

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care Immigration Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

March 21, 2019

President Trump released his FY2020 budget last week and no surprises here— he slashed funding for programs that boost our families and kids in order to pay for his wasteful wall and tax cuts to the 1% and Wall Street. I’ll be blunt: President Trump seems to have forgotten that people like you and...

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Elyssa Schmier