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#MilitaryMonday: My husband Matthew

02/13/17
One military mom's courageous struggle with new motherhood and the sudden loss of her husband.
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Alexandra McClintock
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#5Actions For This Week — #KeepMarching!

02/13/17
Well, that was a whirlwind of a week last week. Whew. It’s already Monday again! And here are the Top 5 Actions Of The Week for this week. You can take one action a day, or all five on the same day; you can take action any time of day or night, your choice! One thing is clear: The increased number...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Families & The Federal Budget MomsRising Politics & Policy

DeVos was confirmed. Here’s what’s at stake for students with disabilities.

02/13/17
In the weeks leading up to the vote confirming Betsy DeVos as secretary of education, the switchboards on Capitol Hill were overwhelmed with calls. Hill staff noted that some senators received 25,000 or more letters and emails about DeVos, most in opposition to her nomination. Concerned parents,...
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Rebecca Ullrich
Health Care

Join with other NC healthcare advocates for a special Valentine’s Day of Action to protect our care!

02/13/17
For Valentine’s Day, health advocates from across North Carolina are joining together to tell Senators Burr and Tillis: “Have a heart and keep North Carolina covered under the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid!” **Sign up to participate! http://action.momsrising.org/signup/burr-tillis-have-a-heart/...
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Felicia Burnett
Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

Five Ways to Help Your Children Succeed in School and Life This Winter with #MomsReading

02/10/17
Welcome to another installment of #MomsReading! In this series, we discuss books and activities that parents and care providers can use to build a child’s social and emotional intelligence. The rest of the posts in the series can be found here . Social-emotional skills are the skills necessary to...
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Abbie Gately
Health Care Politics & Policy

Price Confirmation Puts Our Nation’s Health Care System at Risk

02/10/17
In another cynical, partisan vote, the U.S. Senate last night confirmed Rep. Tom Price to serve as the nation’s next U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) – putting our country’s health care system at risk. This confirmation will exacerbate the deep anxiety that moms and caregivers...
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Earned Sick Days for ALL of Rhode Island!

02/10/17
The news out of Washington D.C. has been dark and disturbing over the last few weeks, but good things are still moving forward here in Rhode Island – and YOU have the power to help turboboost this important progress. This week, Rhode Island lawmakers introduced legislation that would enable working...
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Sara Alcid
Families & The Federal Budget Politics & Policy

Head Smacker: Pentagon buried study showing $125 billion in waste, but Congress and the Trump Administration want to give it more money

02/10/17
The Pentagon hid $125 billion in waste. But the Trump Administration and Congress are preparing to give even more money to the Pentagon for the current fiscal year and for years to come.
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Lecia Imbery
Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy

Efforts to Repeal Affordable Care Act Miss First Deadline but Still Push Forward

02/10/17
Within hours of taking the oath of office, President Trump took steps to continue the GOP’s pledge to repeal the Affordable Care Act. His Republican counterparts on Capitol Hill, however, missed their first self-imposed deadline on passing legislation to do so. President Trump signed an executive...
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Lecia Imbery
Family Economic Security Food! Politics & Policy

From My Heart To Yours #RevolutionaryLove

02/10/17
Then: Election Night November 8, 2016 I fell asleep. The votes were still being counted. At three in the morning, I could feel this weird buzzing in the air. My love was awake, the cell phone light illuminating his face. He looked like he had been reading for hours. With my voice still sounding...
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Tunu Thom

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