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We WON!!! Sick Days for Milwaukee

November 6, 2008
Woo hooo!!! The Paid Sick Days Ballot Initiative in Milwaukee, WI won in a landslide victory on Tuesday, with the approval of 68% of voters. This is a huge win for the citizens of Milwaukee, who will now be able to earn paid sick days when this law goes into effect.
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Katie Bethell

Take a Child to Vote With You Today (& pass it on)

November 4, 2008
It's Tuesday, November 4th. It's time to vote, time to remind all friends and family to vote, time to tell us how your voting went (scroll down), and time to... take a child to vote...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Voting: Was it good for you?

November 3, 2008
Did you vote?! How was it? Tell us about your voting experience, the issues that were top of your mind as you cast your ballot & ideas for moving forward after Election Day!
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Barbarians, Masters & Thieves

November 3, 2008
Over the summer, I took eight-year-old PunditGirl to see the Meet Kit, American Girl movie . For the uninitiated, Kit is the Depression-era girl whose dad loses his job, moves away to look for work and the family ends up taking in boarders and keeping chickens to sell eggs to make ends meet.
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Joanne Bamberger

When Women Get Charged More for Health Insurance

October 30, 2008
This morning, The New York Times ran an article that highlights the challenges women face in the individual health insurance market. In the article, the Times shared some findings from a
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Melanie Ross-Levin
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Tainted Candy alert - Halloween

October 29, 2008
Here is a heads up about some Halloween candy that could be bad for kids: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to consume White Rabbit Creamy Candy or Koala's March Crème filled Cookies because they may contain melamine.
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Joan Blades

The Motherhood Movement Is 'Officially' Launched

October 29, 2008
Last Saturday in Toronto, the Motherhood Movement was officially launched. Camera in hand, juggling cables and questions, I shot 30 hours of video, from the hip, as I tried to get answers from some of the world's foremost feminists.
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Joy Rose

You can do it in a kayak

October 28, 2008
Last night my family and I ran around with a video camera taping all the places people can make reminder to vote calls. It was fun. A bit embarrassing (well a lot embarrassing!). But it's for a good cause--the election is literally just around the corner--and my kids had a good time figuring out where to film like in the kayak, up in a tree, and other wacky places.
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

The first day of school (with pink eye)

October 28, 2008
My two children have received excellent public health benefits in San Francisco since before they were born. I qualified for no-cost Medi-Cal during both pregnancies though my partner and I were both self-employed. After my children were born, this coverage has allowed me to focus on taking care of our kids - now ages 5 and 2.5 - rather than get a job just for the healthcare benefits.
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Abigail - San Francisco CA

Calling All Moms

October 27, 2008
Last week, MomsRising.org sent out a call to action for MomsRising members to start calling moms around the country to make sure they exercise their right to vote on or before Nov. 4. Mom volunteers either signed up to host calling parties or started calling on their own. Here is some feedback from a couple of moms who volunteered to help:
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Tracy Patton

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