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Doctors For America: Coverage Is Good Medicine Tour

March 4, 2014
Saturday was a busy day for Doctors for America and MomsRising was happy to assist! They kicked off their "Coverage is Good Medicine" tour across Florida to raise awareness for the new health benefits available through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as we round the corner towards the end of the...
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Sili Recio
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The days may be getting longer for this organic farmer, but we're all getting shorter on time to sign up for health coverage through the ACA

March 3, 2014
THE DAYS ARE GETTING LONGER at Sanford’s Farm and that’s a good thing. For organic farmer, Jeremy and his young family, a work day is not just 9 to 5. If there’s enough light to work in, then there’s work to be done. Sanford’s Farm, situated 20 miles from Mount Rainier as the crow flies, is 29...
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Julie Gonzales-Corbin
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#DoubleBooked: 12 Tips for CLIPS (Career Loving Involved Parents)

March 2, 2014
This piece, written by Rachel and her husband, Mark Davies, originally appeared at The Huffington Pos t on February 11, 2014. It also appeared as part of the Religious Action Center’s blog series “ Double Booked: A Conversation about Working Families in the 21st Century ” on Februrary 14, 2014...
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Rachel Laser
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Why the First 1,000 Days Matter

March 1, 2014
Every mother has a story about the beginnings of her child’s life. Many of them are joyful, some are heartbreaking, but all of them are important. And almost all of them will have at least one thing in common: the desire to give their child the absolute best start to life. Our instincts as moms to...
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Lucy Sullivan
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Thanks Michelle Obama.....It’s up to us now!

February 28, 2014
Co-author: Renee Gross, J.D., Legislative Coordinator at the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity When you send your child to school in the morning, you expect they will learn math, reading, and writing; even art and physical education. But you probably don’t expect them to learn about...
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Carol Hazen

Why I shared my healthcare story with Second Lady, Dr. Jill Biden

February 28, 2014
Last week, I attended a MomsRising Healthcare House Party near Dallas with special guest, 2nd Lady, Dr. Jill Biden! I was invited to the event because of my personal dealings with healthcare. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in June 2012 and while I am covered under my husband’s health plan I...
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Tara Mitchell

Rabbi Andrea Berlin for #DoubleBooked: Internal Conflict

February 28, 2014
This blog originally appeared on February 24, 2014 as part of the Religious Action Center’s blog series “Double Booked: A Conversation about Working Families in the 21st Century.” Double Booked deals with the many issues that affect working families, and features everything from personal stories to...
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Rachel Laser
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Thanks to NYC Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Pregnant Woman is Back at Work

February 27, 2014
Floralba, a pregnant retail worker in the Bronx, was sent home on unpaid leave because she needed to temporarily avoid heavy lifting in order to prevent having another miscarriage. Last week, A Better Balance used the new law we championed, the NYC Pregnant Workers Fairness Act , to get Floralba...
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Dina Bakst

Why Dick Cheney is Wrong About Food Stamps….and Our Troops

February 27, 2014
A few days ago former-Vice President Dick Cheney appeared on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show blasting President Obama’s plans to cut the Defense Department’s spending . In his efforts to cast the President as out-of-touch and dangerous to our troops, Vice President Cheney stated , “He'd much rather...
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Elyssa Schmier
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Your voice is still needed on the Minimum Wage!

February 27, 2014
As you have probably seen in newspapers, on the nightly news, and social media, this issue is starting to heat up. This is good news for moms and dads around the country! Recently the President signed an Executive Order that raises the minimum wage to $10.10 for all new federal contract workers...
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