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11/05/12

As the fastest-growing group of voters in the country, Latinos could make the difference in several key battleground states in the closest presidential election in years. An estimated 12.2 million Hispanics are expected to go the polls on Tuesday. As the largest nonpartisan national Latino voter...

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Janet Murguia

Podcast Immigration MomsVote

11/05/12

Driving this morning with my nine year-old, as we half-listened to the BBC news on the radio, yielded a nice teachable moment. They advertised their round-the-clock election coverage of the U.S. Presidential race. It sounded momentous and a little urgent. I took their tone for granted, but I’m glad...

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Homa Tavangar

Environmental Health

11/04/12

Para español, haga clic aquí . While election season is upon us, let’s remember that we are already voting every day. Not at the ballot box, of course, but at the grocery store with your dollars, and at home with your fork! As we make daily choices about what we buy and eat, we are “voting” for how...

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Diana Donlon

11/04/12

For English, click here . Si bien la temporada electoral ha llegado, debemos recordar que de hecho, ya estamos votando cada día. No en las urnas, claro, pero en el supermercado con sus dólares, ¡y en casa con su tenedor! Al tomar decisiones acerca de lo que compramos y lo que comemos, estamos “...

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Diana Donlon

11/04/12

Over the past few weeks I have seen ad after ad attacking Prop 30. For those of you who don’t know, Prop 30 will prevent $6 billion in trigger cuts this year in California and bring in much needed revenue to cash-strapped schools and other vital public services to our beleaguered state. This...

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Julia Plascencia

11/04/12

Lots of schools are out for Election Day, so it’s the perfect opportunity to show your kids why voting is important. And what could be more fun than celebrating with your friends? That’s why NC MomsRising has partnered with Kids Voting NC to encourage families to celebrate Election Day with a...

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Beth Messersmith

Podcast

11/03/12

I’m exc ited about this show! We have inspiring guests and we’re going to cover the latest on voter suppression and how you can report when you see people trying to stop other people from voting. We’re going to cover what’s at stake for lots of people in this election -- from healthcare to...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

MomsVote

11/02/12

"Hey, I just met you, so call me maybe…” is on our running playlists, and calling is on our minds because the election THIS COMING TUESDAY! There's no "maybe" about it: We're definitely calling--and we'd love it if you did too! THE LOWDOWN: MomsRising staff, volunteers, friends, family, neighbors,...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Food!

11/02/12

It’s hard to believe the election is just a few days away. After months of ads, speeches, debates and campaign rallies, it seems that many of the issues that mothers and families really care about have gotten lost in all the noise. Tuesday is an important day for mothers across the country to make...

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Robyn O'Brien

Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

11/02/12

Connecticut is beginning work to develop a Family and Medical leave insurance program that can provide much needed relief to families and businesses. Employees get sick, aging parents need assistance, and families want to spend time with their newborns. We can learn a lot from the experiences of California and New Jersey as we make plans in Connecticut.

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