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Connecting Kids to Coverage

July 2, 2013
Today, I’m thrilled that we are awarding nearly $32 million to support Connecting Kids to Coverage Outreach and Enrollment Grants. Our ongoing partnerships with states and communities to connect eligible children to health coverage have taught us valuable lessons about how to conduct effective...
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Cindy Mann
Environmental Health

6 Ways to Avoid Toxic Flame Retardant Chemicals (and why we should!)

July 1, 2013
Where were you on Tuesday night, and what are you sitting on right now? If you were able to come to #EcoTipTue this past week, you might have heard more about flame retardant chemical in our homes-- especially in our couches. Flame retardant chemicals have been getting a LOT of bad press lately...
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Katy Farber
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Support for Working Mothers Shouldn't Be a Perk

June 30, 2013
A recent article in the New York Times seems to confuse corporate perks with what should be corporate priorities. In “ The Calorie-Packed Perk ,” Molly Young wrote about the many perks high tech start-ups offer employees: birthday cake, barbecue, Pinkberry, pinball machines, nursing rooms and “...
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Liz O'Donnell

MomsRising.org Celebrates LGBT Pride Month, Recognizes Work Left to Be Done to Attain Equality

June 28, 2013
The month of June marks LGBT Pride month and there's much to celebrate. This week, in a move that helps many same-sex couples, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down part of the Defense of Marriage Act, also known as DOMA, which barred married same-sex couples from receiving hundreds of...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Philly’s Kids Need Your Support

June 28, 2013
Last week, with three other parents and Philadelphia public school staff, I began the Fast for Safe Schools. For eight days encamped on the steps of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett’s regional office, we went without a bite of food or a sip of juice to bring attention to the fact that Philadelphia...
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Earlene Bly
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MomsRising.org at Netroots Nation -- Pics and Audio Included! #nn13

June 28, 2013
The MomsRising.org staff members who attended Netroots Nation from left to right: Angélique Roché, dream hampton, Elisa Batista, Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Karen Showalter, and Anita Sarah Jackson SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Six MomsRising.org staff members were in San Jose, California last week to partake...
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Elisa Batista
Environmental Health Health Care

The Birth of Cool!

June 28, 2013
The internet is abuzz with the impending birth of Kate Middleton’s royal baby. Meanwhile, Rachel, Nina and Natalie, three amazing young women I know, are also welcoming little ones this summer. Like Kate, they want the best for their babies and are thoughtfully preparing their nurseries. This...
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Diana Donlon
Environmental Health

President Obama's Plan on Climate Change Will Protect Children's Health

June 28, 2013
I am breathing a little deeper tonight. Why? Because we finally have someone who is standing up for public health in our country-- in the face of big polluter dollars, power, and lobbyists. And he just happens to be the President of the United States. There has been silence about climate change...
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Katy Farber
Health Care Food!

Kudos for Smart Snacks in School!

June 28, 2013
See you later sugary soda, chips, and candy! You see, you are once-in-a-while foods which have no place in schools where students can buy you every day. It is time to feed our kids the fuel they need to get through the school day, to support their physical health, and to teach them how to live...
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Kate Uslan
Paid Sick Days

We did it! Thank you for helping push paid sick days across the finish line in NYC!

June 27, 2013
We have great news! We won! After a long fight, more than one million New Yorkers have brand new access to paid sick days! The City Council was up late and passed the law at 2:32 this morning . Thank you to every one of our members and coalition partners for making this win possible! You sent...
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Ruth Martin

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