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WHAT just happened in DC? Health Care, Child Care, Taxes, and Paid Family & Medical Leave

July 7, 2025
On the radio show this week, we cover the negative repercussions from gutting healthcare through the passage of the Trump and Republican leadership’s recent reconciliation bill; we cover what happened in Washington DC this last week and how it impacts you; we dive into Black Women’s Equal Pay Day;...
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Happy Father's Day: Fathers want paid leave.

June 15, 2025
This Sunday, families will presumably gather to honor the fathers and father figures in their lives; they’ll celebrate fatherhood and paternal bonds and the influence of fathers in society. Maybe they’ll be a special dinner, maybe they’ll be gifts of socks, ties, “the best dad ever” aprons, and...
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ENVÍA TU SOLICITUD HOY PARA SER PARTE DEL: Grupo de MamásFuertes de Washington 2025-2026

May 6, 2025
Es con mucho entusiasmo que les anunciamos que MomsRising está ahora aceptando solicitudes para nuestro Programa del Grupo de MamásFuertes de Washington 2025-2026. Creemos que las familias más afectadas por las políticas y los sistemas, ya sean buenos o malos, deberían estar al frente del cambio y de la creación de las nuevas políticas que generen un bienestar para TODAS las familias en el Estado de Washington, desde La Push hasta Walla Walla.
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Apply to Become a WA State MomsForce Fellow!

April 30, 2025
We believe that families impacted most closely by policies and systems, good and bad, should be at the forefront of changing and creating new policies that spark shared prosperity for ALL families, from La Push to Walla Walla.
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Our Stories: Eshawney Gaston speaks at the NC Day of Action on raising the minimum wage

April 1, 2025
Last week, our member Eshawney Gaston from Durham, NC joined our partners at the North Carolina Families Care Coalition, the Raising Wages Coalition, and over a hundred moms, kids, and allies speaking out for paid leave, paid sick days, and raising the minimum and tipped wages! Here is her story:...
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Breaking Through: Protecting Medicaid. Advancing Maternal Mental Health. The Importance of Federal Workers. Power of the Purse

February 24, 2025
On the radio show this week we cover the ways in which Medicaid is under attack by Republican leaders in Congress, Trump, and Musk – and how to fight back; then we dive into the maternal health, and maternal mental health, crisis in America and what you can do; after that we cover how the work of...
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Breaking Through: Democracy, Elections, and What's Happening in America

November 18, 2024
On the radio show this week, we covered what happened in the November 5th Elections, where to find hope, how your voice and your story is more powerful than ever before, and what we can all do to lift democracy. We also cover the importance of disability economic justice, equal pay, and the...
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Breaking Through: Harris’ Economic Agenda Rising! Fighting for Our Reproductive Freedoms Through Our Votes! Embrace Race! The Power of the Latina Vote!

September 30, 2024
On the radio show this week, we cover excitement that the VP Kamala Harris economic agenda includes policies that have long been shown to help families and businesses alike like childcare and paid family/medical leave; we dive into the attack on women and families' freedoms by the far right and how...
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Celebrate National Breastfeeding Month with MomsRising!

August 1, 2024
This August we are celebrating National Breastfeeding Month and this year's theme is - Nourish, Sustain, Thrive! We're still on top of the world celebrating the the rights that pregnant and pumping workers have in the workplace. You can learn (and share) about the legal protections for pregnant and...
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Pride Month
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LGBTQ+ Families Fought and Won in Washington this Year

June 25, 2024
Happy Pride from the other Washington - or as we like to say, the better Washington. Washington State may be a small corner of the country, but the MomsRising community here is a mighty force for change. This Pride month, we’re celebrating two big wins that the Risers championed in the 2024 state...
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