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01/04/11
Across the country, the New Year means new beginnings. Here in the Golden State our former and just-sworn-in Governor Jerry Brown will bring creative and sometimes austere approaches to tackle an estimated deficit of over $25 billion . For those of us who care about health care and the social...
01/04/11
Are you tired of hearing the terms “foreclosure,” “the crisis,” and “Wall Street”? Many of us are. Unfortunately, we are likely to be weathering this storm for years to come. We cannot afford to grow numb to families losing their homes en masse. The hazards of the housing market run deep, but many...
Janis Bowdler's picture
01/03/11
New rules from a health insurance reform package signed into law by President Obama has kicked in, according to the Washington Post. They are : • Limits on how health insurance companies spend customers' premiums. "The rule requires that insurers spend at least 80 percent of this money on the...
Elisa Batista's picture
12/31/10
For Amanda from Tigard, Oregon, one of the worst things about going without health insurance was worrying that something might happen to her son Jacob when she couldn't afford a doctor. Jacob, now 3, was having vision problems and needed to see an eye doctor. Fortunately, Oregon has begun taking...
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12/31/10
In this holiday season, the outpouring from MomsRising members to help quickly ramp up for the 2011 Congress and counter the threat to health care reform has been jaw-dropping. Now, if we raise another $5,000 in the next 48 hours, our donor will match every dollar. A contribution of $15 or more...
Kristin's picture
12/30/10
Cross posted from the Young Women's Leadership Program Blog: Words of Wisdom from Worldly Young Women As I scrolled through my newsfeed on my Facebook page this week I came across a posting written by a friend who has two young children that read, “I make $4.26 a week after daycare. Oh, the joys of...
Michelle Noehren's picture
12/29/10
Can you meet on Wednesday, January 5 at the state capitol in Hartford (in the first floor rotunda) at 11am? Hope you can come! (And feel free to bring friends and kids too). Why? Because we need to make sure that every legislator in Hartford knows that paid sick days are a priority for Connecticut...
Ruth Martin's picture
12/23/10
We know how crazy the holidays are for moms and dads, so we wanted to make sure you heard Julie's story. Julie is a MomsRising member whose daughter Violet has a life threatening form of epilepsy and frequently needs to be hospitalized. New provisions in health reform have already made it possible...
Kristin's picture
12/23/10
This holiday season as we think of peace on earth and good will towards all, I'm thinking of how to translate this sentiment into a culture of good workplaces all year long. My New Year's resolution is to help spark a new workplace norm: "Everyone deserves a job that fits," and the corollary, "Any...
joan's picture
12/22/10
(For this article in English, go to http://www.momsrising.org/blog/health-insurance-for-kids-easier-than-you... .) Cuando Nadia, una madre soltera de Los Angeles, supo que cerca de 5 millones de niños calificaban para tener cobertura médica gratis o a bajo costo, se sintió sorprendida. “No entiendo...
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