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Paid Sick Days in Illinois

July 9, 2008
Right now, almost half of all workers in Illinois don't have a single paid sick day. Too many Americans are forced to go to work sick, to choose between taking time off to care for a sick child or losing a day's pay, or even end up losing their jobs when illness strikes. It's time to solve this...
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Katie Bethell

Joint Parenting, Joint Retirement Accounts?

July 8, 2008
More and more these days, young parents approach the responsibility of parenting as a joint venture. Often one parent will reduce her schedule to take care of the children while the other maximizes income for the economic welfare of the family.
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Elizabeth Cox

Fox's Baby Mama Drama

July 7, 2008
Right now, Fox News is trying to paint Barack Obama as foreign, un-American, suspicious, and scary. They're trying to send Americans the message that our country's first viable Black candidate for President is not "one of us." We've seen this before from Fox. They won't stop until it becomes too painful to continue--until the public calls them out and advertisers start getting worried.
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Gabriel Rey-Goodlatte
Family Economic Security

Resources For At-Home Moms Re-Entering the Paid Workforce

June 29, 2008
Are you thinking about re-entering the workforce after time at home? These tips, tools, and resources will help: - How to Prepare to Return to Work, by Maggie Jackson. Describes difficulties following the decision to return to work; describes resources and programs for opting back into the...
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Nanette Fondas

Broke and Burned Out: Moms of ’08 Election?

June 28, 2008
Soccer moms, security moms ….. How will the mothers’ vote be labeled this year? Broke and burned out moms?
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Nanette Fondas
Environmental Health Health Care

Kid Safe Chemical Act – Making Products Safe for Our Most Vulnerable Consumers

June 25, 2008
Every day across the country, parents and consumers rely on products containing hundreds of chemicals. They assume the government has done its job and that these products are safe for their intended use.
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Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis
Environmental Health

What's that new shower curtain smell? Toxic chemicals!

June 24, 2008
By Lois Marie Gibbs
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LoisGibbs
Paid Family Leave

Bush Says New Moms and Their Babies Cost Too Much

June 24, 2008
When it was time to travel to China to bring home our little PunditBaby , I was working at a large government agency in a pretty senior position.
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Joanne Bamberger

CA - Don't Bury Our Children in Paperwork!

June 23, 2008
Dear CA MomsRising.org member, Paperwork a new hazard to California's children? Unfortunately, it could be. In an effort to cut the budget, legislators are considering a truly twisted tactic right now: Cutting eligible kids off healthcare coverage by increasing red tape. The result -- more than 471,000 children could lose their health insurance.[1]
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Donna Norton

Make Your Voice Heard Now: California's Children's Health At Stake!

June 23, 2008
DECISIONS ABOUT CHILDREN’S HEALTH BEING MADE NOW: The most critical California state budget item for children’s health may be decided as early as this Thursday.
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Jenny Kattlove

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