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04/30/19

As I sat on the chair in my midwives office, I wasn’t certain what an insufficient cervix was but I was certain that it wasn’t good. It was December 2012 and I was 20 weeks pregnant with my first child, and I was completely unprepared for this news. Ironically, I had planned every other aspect of...

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Teah Hoopes

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Paid Family Leave

04/29/19

Recent reports have shown that a growing part of the workforce work multiple part time jobs and or are self-employed, especially in Washington State where the gig economy is booming with temporary and contracted jobs. According to The Seattle Times, 7% of Washington State’s workforce is working...

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Seayoung Yim

Health Care MomsVote Paid Family Leave Podcast Realistic & Fair Wages

04/29/19

We're back with an all new podcast this week where we cover winning fair pay in the states (and how you can make your state a winning state) with our own Washington State MomsForce Director, Maggie Humphreys. Dana Bye Campaign Director of Tax march joins us to examine #TrumpsTaxScam and how we can...

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Amber Dorsey

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04/29/19

VICTORIES AND PROGRESS: Spring has sprung and this April has been as full of progress as it has been of wildflowers! From advancing equal pay in Washington, to moving the needle on Medicaid expansion in North Carolina, to amplifying the second annual national Black Maternal Health Week, we’re...

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Anita Sarah Jackson

Standing for NC students, schools, and communities!

Family Economic Security MomsRising MomsRising Near You

04/28/19

On May 1st, thousands of NC teachers, parents, students, and public school supporters will be headed to Raleigh for to stand up for our state’s children, public schools, and teachers. As lawmakers finalize the state budget, they need to hear that it’s time step up and fund the schools NC students...

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Beth Messersmith

Let NC workers be there when their families need them.

Family Economic Security MomsRising MomsRising Near You Paid Sick Days

04/28/19

Exciting news! On the afternoon of Monday, April 29th, a bill is being heard in a committee of the NC General Assembly that would guarantee employees the right to use their sick days (whether paid or job-protected, unpaid) to care for a sick loved one, seek preventative care, or deal with the...

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Beth Messersmith

Gun Safety Immigration Realistic & Fair Wages

04/26/19

Happy Friday and Happy Spring. This is a busy time of year, full of school breaks, holidays and the warm momentum that is spring-turning-slowly-to-summer. It's a busy time in Washington, too, with many of our top issues hurtling forward, or at the center of heated debate. So now is not a time to...

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Karen Showalter

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

04/26/19

Baby dolls, tiny trucks, toy food and dress-up capes. Scattered about the ballroom of a motel in Northeast Washington, D.C., and captured in a Washington Post column by Petula Dvorak, these hallmarks of child’s play are not merely a sign of productive imaginations—they’re evidence of a larger child...

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Marian Wright Edelman

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security MomsRising Paid Family Leave

04/26/19

VICTORY/PROGRESS : BIG news for paid family and medical leave in North Carolina! The NC Families First Act is the first comprehensive, stand-alone bill that would provide paid family and medical leave for North Carolina's families. And it's been filed, a MAJOR step in moving the bill forward and...

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Anita Sarah Jackson

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy

04/25/19

Have you noticed that everywhere you look, people are talking about childcare? This is HUGE! Many families across the country know that the childcare struggle is very, very real. It is crucuial that moms, dads, caregivers, advocates, and elected officals are talking about this issue that impacts so...

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