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Clean Up WA's Tax Code!
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QUICK SIGNATURE: Clean up Washington's tax code!

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
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Gun Safety Politics & Policy

QUICK SIGNATURE to pass this #GunSafety legislation (even Republicans like it!)

April 8, 2019
Cold-hearted. That’s one of the only polite words I can come up with to describe how the gun lobby and their allies in Congress have stonewalled every effort to reduce our country’s gun violence epidemic. But now there’s new legislation that would prevent school shootings and suicides — and people...
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Gloria Pan
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Two New Documentaries About Parents, Kids, and Social Justice

April 6, 2019
Documentary film is having a moment. Look on any network, streaming platform, or even your phone and you'll find a documentary telling the true story of people living their lives doing remarkable, and unremarkable things. Documentaries pull us in because we get to see a story different from our own...
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Justine Hebron
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Standing Up Against the Death Penalty

April 5, 2019
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently took the strong step of declaring a moratorium on the death penalty in California, saying: “Our death penalty system has been, by all measures, a failure. It has discriminated against defendants who are mentally ill, black and brown, or can’t afford...
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Marian Wright Edelman
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#GoodNews This Week: Native American Maternal Health, Taxes & More!

April 5, 2019
GROUNDBREAKING: Last month, for perhaps the first time in history, a congressional briefing featuring indigenous women leaders discussing Native Americans and Maternal Health was held in the halls of Congress. Read more here . OUR VOICES: MomsRising's CEO/Executive Director made a video with...
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Anita Sarah Jackson
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RSVP TODAY! Working Family Tax Credit Day of Celebration!

April 5, 2019
This is HUGE! And we want YOU to celebrate with us. We are bringing a mom, Julie, from Arizona to tell her story at a press conference and we want YOU and YOUR KIDS to literally back her up! You will be standing alongside Julie and the Senators at the press conference. Afterward, we'll deliver stories and letters from moms around the country to the key Senators who haven't co-sponsored the bill yet, giving them essential info on how working family tax credits are important to families leading up to Tax Day.
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Abbie Gately
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Top #5Actions of the Past Week: April 5, 2019

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
Health Care Maternal Justice Politics & Policy

Notes from a Congressional Briefing on Native American Maternal Health

April 4, 2019
Last month, for perhaps the first time in history, a congressional briefing featuring indigenous women leaders discussing Native Americans and Maternal Health was held in the halls of Congress. This groundbreaking event was hosted by the Center for Reproductive Rights and the U.S. Human Rights...
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TELL OLYMPIA: It's clean up time for the WA tax code!

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
Childcare & Early Education

¡Acompáñanos a una cita de juegos con propósito!

April 3, 2019
Queremos invitar a Raleigh a bebés, niños, padres, educadores de la primera infancia y a otros defensores de la educación temprana para crear consciencia sobre lo que necesitan los bebés, niños y familias de Carolina del Norte para prosperar. ¡Nos vamos a divertir mucho! Tendremos una hora del...
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