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In Support of MD Vote Overturning Governor Veto of Paid Sick Days Bill

January 11, 2018
The Maryland House of Delegates voted today to overturn Governor Larry Hogan’s ill-conceived, outrageous veto of HB1, bringing the state one step closer to enacting earned sick leave law that will benefit families, workers, and the state’s economy. The Healthy Working Families Act, which both...
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Ruth Martin
Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

Get the latest tips on surviving childcare drop off!

January 11, 2018
A first time drop off to childcare or preschool can be rough on kids, parents, caregivers, and educators. Let’s talk about it! Get the latest tips on surviving childcare drop off with early childhood mental health specialist and founder of Stop Parenting Alone , Lina Acosta Sandaal, live on the...
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Jeannina Perez
Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration Politics & Policy

The Human Needs Report: What Congress did - and didn't do - at the end of 2017, and what's on tap for early 2018

January 11, 2018
A lot happened on Capitol Hill right before the holiday break, while many other issues were kicked down the road and remain on the Congressional agenda for early 2018. Where do things stand? The Coalition on Human Needs just released our latest edition of the Human Needs Report, with a brief rundown on Congress’s spending work, the tax cut bill, immigration, health care, and more.
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Lecia Imbery
Health Care

Tell Congress to protect children’s health – we must save CHIP

January 11, 2018
This is a guest post by Kali Daugherty, a RESULTS advocate in Milwaukee. When my son Sebastian turned three, he was diagnosed with autism. I had always known there something was different about my sweet boy, but no one – including the countless doctors and therapists I took him to see -- could ever...
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Deborah Lash
Health Care

Medicaid Work Requirements Will Perpetuate Poverty and Harm Women

January 11, 2018
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that states will be able to apply for waivers allowing them to implement work requirements for Medicaid recipients. This misguided policy punishes the most vulnerable members of our society and has the potential to cause millions of...
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MomsRising
Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

How to Teach Kids to Recognize Fake News

January 10, 2018
Fake news has gotten a lot of attention . Even the term has earned several definitions. The quantity and types of news sources in the digital age have made it more challenging to determine what's real and what's fake. Reputable news outlets adhere to a code of ethical standards that ensures that...
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Caroline Knorr

¡192,000 niños ciudadanos de EE.UU. pueden ser separados de sus padres!

January 8, 2018
El 8 de enero de 2018, la administración del presidente Trump, a través del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, por sus siglas en inglés), eliminó el Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS, por sus siglas en inglés) de más de 200,000 salvadoreños. Esto coloca a niños, mamás, papás, familias y a...
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Xochitl Oseguera
Immigration

Ending TPS for Salvadorans Is Unconscionable, Will Threaten Families and Disrupt Communities

January 8, 2018
Today, President Trump directed the Department of Homeland Security to heartlessly terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for some 200,000 Salvadorans living in the United States and is preparing to send families to dangerous situations. This is just the latest in a string of callous attacks on...
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Politics & Policy

The Most Burdened Generation: A Poem

January 8, 2018
My kids, and their generation, could've saved the world My kids see race, color, and culture, but they know it has no bearing on a person's inherent worth My kids see masculine and feminine, but they aren't hung up on enforcing those qualities according to someone's biology My kids see climate...
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Rae Jesequel

Ripping children away from mothers is unAmerican!

January 8, 2018
Lives are being put in danger. Today, Monday January 8, 2018, President Trump’s administration, through the U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS), terminated the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) of more than 200,000 Salvadorans. This puts children, moms, dads, families, and people directly in...
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Xochitl Oseguera

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