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What’s Good for Families Is Good for Businesses, and for Washington State

July 24, 2019
On a recent tour of Europe, our Czech guide told me about the family-friendly policies in her country. Mothers (or fathers; families can choose) get two years of paid family leave when a child is born. If the next child comes along before those two years are up, they start all over again. Then...
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Mary Sisson
Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

The Human Needs Report: A victory for minimum wage workers, a spending deal in Congress, another attack on migrants, and more

July 22, 2019
Check out the Human Needs Report for the latest on Congress's spending deal, a victory for minimum wage workers, a new attack on migrants, and more.
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Lecia Imbery
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Politics & Policy

How technology impacts our relationships

July 22, 2019
The first week of June, David Jay of the Center for Humane Technology and I co-hosted a Living Room Conversation about how technology is impacting our relationships, a conversation titled Digital Dialogue . Conversation participants were two teens, a leader in the world of mindfulness, a new father...
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Joan Blades
Social & Emotional Development

Dr. Donald Stewart

July 19, 2019
I was devastated by the loss earlier this year of Dr. Donald Stewart. He and his wife Isabel Carter Stewart have been among my dearest, dearest friends. Donald served as president of my alma mater Spelman College from 1976 to 1986, overlapping with my own tenure on Spelman’s Board of Trustees and...
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Marian Wright Edelman
Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care MomsRising MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy

National Call-in Day: On July 22nd Call Congress to push for a fair budget

July 19, 2019
Once again, the Trump Administration and Congress are headed towards the brink. In September, services we need may come to a screeching halt unless new funding levels and the federal government’s authority to borrow are renewed. Since Congress will be leaving for August recess in a few weeks, these...
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Abbie Gately
Immigration Politics & Policy

'We Have Members Who Are Heartbroken and Scared'

July 19, 2019
MomsRising members from across the country are telling us that they are scared. Members who are women of color and immigrants, and those based in North Carolina, in particular, found the chants of ‘send her back’ at President Trump’s campaign rally in Greenville last night to be terrifying. Moms...
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Beth Messersmith
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MomsRising Paid Family Leave

WA's paid leave program is a beautiful boon to my beloved city, state, and my business. 

July 19, 2019
I am the founder and CEO of The Derschang Group ; a mix of restaurants, cafes, and bars in Seattle, Washington. My first business was Linda’s Tavern, established in 1994, a neighborhood bar that’s become a Capitol Hill institution. In the decades since, I’ve launched eleven bars and restaurants are...
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Linda Derschang
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Family Economic Security Immigration Paid Family Leave Realistic & Fair Wages

#GoodNews This Week: Paid Leave, Wages, More!

July 19, 2019
Check out three top posts from the MomsRising blog in the last week: Read our statement on raising the minimum wage, check out a small business owner's perspective on WA paid leave, and take action on the Trump administration's inhumane immigration policies-->
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Anita Sarah Jackson
Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Immigration

#5Actions: Taxes, Family Separation & More

July 19, 2019
We're back with this week's list of top #5Actions from the past week, including hot items on taxes, family separation, childcare, and more. Your voice is urgently needed; please scroll through to be sure you've signed them all. Then share with friends and family, too! 1. Speak Out: Every Member of...
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Karen Showalter
Family Economic Security Realistic & Fair Wages

Good news! Passing Law to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage Boosts Workers and Families

July 18, 2019
"We applaud the U.S. House of Representatives for standing up for low-wage workers and families by passing the Raise the Wage Act, which would boost the paychecks of millions of moms and help lift families out of poverty. Today’s action was long overdue. Congress has not increased the minimum wage...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

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