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Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Food! Health Care Military Families

02/08/16

Welcome to #MilitaryMonday! As a veteran, military spouse, and mother of two school-aged children, I am excited to be a part of this new MomsRising blog series. The military community regularly faces unique challenges. Our mission is to create a space where we can lift up military voices in honor...

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Sarah Howard

Radio!

Podcast

02/08/16

The radio show this week takes an inside look at the impact of the federal minimum wage for tipped workers being stuck at $2.13 per hour and discusses a new book, Forked: A New Standard For American Dining ; then we move on to cover the 23rd anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Health Care

02/08/16

We've seen the Zika virus in the headlines regularly these past few weeks. With so much information being shared, we thought we'd bring some experts to our Wellness Wednesday chat to answer questions around this topic. I hope you'll join us , our Spanish speaking Twitter handle Mamás Con Poder ,...

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Sili Recio

Family Economic Security MomsRising Near You MomsVote Politics & Policy

02/04/16

Only 5 more days! New Hampshire is crazier than ever. I thought that we would get some clarity after the Iowa Caucuses, but if anything the path ahead is only murkier. With so few days and remaining I wish I could offer a great nugget of wisdom or some sharp insight into what Granite Staters will...

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Christina D'Allesandro

Tweetchat

Food!

02/04/16

A community poisoned. Rashes, hair loss and unexplained illnesses. Children exposed to lead. Development halted before it even had a chance. The future is dismal for many of the young ones. Decreased IQ, behavorial and cognitive problems and a range of other health issues lie ahead. It sounds like...

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Migdalia Rivera

Politics & Policy

02/03/16

Today I was very honored to be one of the participants at a roundtable discussion today with President Obama when he visited a Baltimore-area mosque. It was a historic moment as it was the first time in his presidency to visit a mosque in the United States. It was also a personally significant...

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Khadija Gurnah

Health Care

02/02/16

A couple weeks ago I came down with a violent 48 hour stomach bug. After my illness, as I slowly regained my strength, I continued to feel “off” for days afterwards. My mood and energy level were low, my joints felt stiff and I had lost my joie de vivre. As I stewed in this malaise, one day it hit...

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Renee Trudeau

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Environmental Health Politics & Policy

02/02/16

As parents, we do all we can to keep our kids healthy. And we rely on our government to make sure we have access to essentials like clean water. That shouldn't change depending on what color we are, our income level, or where we live. That's why we're beyond mad about the lead contamination of...

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dream hampton

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

02/01/16

Less than two months after FY16 appropriations were wrapped up in December, Congress and the Obama Administration are already working on FY17 budgets. President Obama is technically required to submit his budget proposal to Congress by the first Monday of February, but that timeline has slipped to March or April in past years. This year, President Obama is scheduled to release his requested FY17 budget – the last budget of his Administration – on February 9, formally kicking off the new budget season.

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Lecia Imbery

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Politics & Policy

01/29/16

Clint Mitchell is an elementary school principal in Prince William County, Virginia. He doesn’t like to test students at the end of the month. Why? Because their families are running out of food by then – their SNAP benefits don’t last the whole month. I heard him at a White House Conversation on...

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