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Local Florida Officials Say No Attacks on Local Control

April 24, 2013
This article originally appeared in Family Values @ Work . Home rule – guaranteed under the Florida state constitution — is a cherished conservative principle. It ensures the right of the people to determine and implement a public purpose at the grassroots level. So when is home rule not okay with...
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Ellen Bravo
Paid Sick Days

Picking up the pieces after a bill dies

April 24, 2013
Editor's Note: Melissa Broome, senior policy advocate at the Job Opportunities Task Force and founding member of Working Matters , recounts what it was like to watch paid sick leave legislation fail during the 2013 session of the Maryland General Assembly. Thankfully, Melissa and her coalition...
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Paid Sick Days

Paid Sick Days Get Traction and Real MOMentum

April 24, 2013
The MOMentum around paid sick days is huge: in the month of March alone, supporters moved the dial in three of America’s biggest cities. Campaigns around the nation are reaching out to businesses to join in the effort. The progress in March is notable. In Philadelphia the City Council once again...
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Paid Sick Days Family Economic Security

Why Giving My Direct Care Workers Paid Time Off is a Good Investment

April 24, 2013
This blog post originally appeared in Direct Care Alliance, Inc. . I’m the president and CEO of Catalina In-Home Services in Tucson, Arizona. We offer personal care and support services. Our clients are all private pay. We have about 65 caregivers, who we call professional direct care workers. They...
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Judy Clinco
Paid Sick Days Family Economic Security

Why My Husband Wishes I’d Choose a Different Profession

April 24, 2013
This blog post originally appeared in Direct Care Alliance . I have been a direct care worker for about 10 years. I truly believe we make a difference in the lives of elders and the sick. I love my work and I get paid well for it, but I don’t get paid sick time or paid holidays. I came here from...
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Health Care

Broken Promises for Parents of Autistic Children in CA

April 23, 2013
Posted On Behalf of Jennifer, San Mateo County (CA) As a parent of a child with autism, the most important thing I can do is make sure that my daughter continues to receive critical early-intervention therapy. Medical research clearly shows that early and consistent therapy can make a dramatic...
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Fair Elections Matter: Women’s Two-Fold Stake in Public Financing of Campaigns

April 23, 2013
It’s not just happenstance: Women have a two-fold stake in campaign finance reform, particularly public financing of state campaigns for public office. Why? First, tamping down the influence that money can buy is a big step towards delivering positive change for women’s priorities. If you care...
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Linda Tarr-Whelan

Shareholders to Abbott Labs: No More GMOs in Similac Infant Formula!

April 23, 2013
On Friday April 26th, at Abbott Laboratories annual meeting in Abbott Park, Illinois investors will vote on a resolution, filed by the shareholder advocacy group As You Sow, that asks the company to adopt a policy of removing genetically engineered crops (GMOs) from all nutritional products...
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Andy Behar

I Was Just Elected Vice Chair of my County Democratic Party

April 21, 2013
I'm a Mom. I have never been a politician. I've always run other peoples' campaigns, or built playgrounds, or vaccinated the elderly, or looked for ways to treat substance abuse, or dragged groups of young leaders with me to Netroots Nation. I never seriously considered running for office myself. I...
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Lauren Reichelt
Immigration

Immigration Is a Women’s Issue

April 18, 2013
This article originally appeared in Madison.com and was made possible by the American Forum, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, educational organization. As Washington lawmakers throw themselves into comprehensive immigration reform, I say, “Remember the women.” Women constitute more than half of our...
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