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05/22/14

The open enrollment period for Marketplace coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has ended and supporters of the legislation are finished celebrating the accomplishment of exceeding enrollment goals despite a rocky start. Nonetheless, this continues to be an important time for ACA outreach and enrollment efforts.

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Gene Lewit

Open Flexible Work Politics & Policy

05/22/14

How I learned that in order to lead, women (and parents!) need to lean on each other.

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Shay Chan Hodges

Food!

05/21/14

Dear Test, This is red-hot urgent! We need all hands on deck to tell Congress that pizza and french fries, five days a week, is not a menu we want in school cafeterias. Tell your member of Congress to put children’s health FIRST by maintaining strong nutrition standards for school meals and snacks...

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Karen Showalter

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Food!

05/21/14

When I was young, I relished summer. It was full of friends, laughter, and fun. It was a time when I could wake up late and relax. Yet, for many children this is not the case. For 1 in 5 children today, summertime means hunger. And, no child should grow up hungry in America. Join @MomsRising and @...

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Migdalia Rivera

Environmental Health

05/21/14

If you follow environmental health news, you likely know that many products on store shelves contain harmful ingredients linked to asthma, developmental disorders, infertility, cancer and other harmful health effects. Products on store shelves do not have to be proven safe before they are sold...

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Katy Farber

Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Politics & Policy

05/21/14

OMG: The Supreme Court is about to decide whether your boss can strip birth control out of your health coverage simply because he disapproves of it. In her latest blog series, One Mom's Career In Sex Law, Roberta Riley sheds light on this troubling new affront directed against American women.

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Roberta Riley

Family Economic Security

05/20/14

Today, the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hosts a roundtable discussion on economic security for working women (you can see the livestream starting at 2:30 p.m. and find the participants’ testimony at http://help.senate.gov ). Lori Pelletier, executive secretary-treasurer...

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Liz Shuler

Food!

05/20/14

Note: I am thrilled to join the Center for Science in the Public Interest to pressure Chuck E. Cheese to improve their menus. This post, along with a version in Spanish , was published on my blog last week. Please join us in pressuring Chuck E. Cheese's to take our kids' nutrition seriously! As a...

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Diana Limongi

Health Care Open Flexible Work

05/20/14

I recently finished reading Arianna Huffington’s latest book, Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom and Wonder , and I have three words to describe it: It’s. About. Time. Anyone who has a job that requires constant connectivity can identify with...

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Elisa Batista

Childcare & Early Education

05/20/14

Tuesday was a great day for mom power! Seattle MomsRising members brought their questions, ideas, and littlest learners with them to meet with Seattle City Council Member Tim Burgess and staff to discuss the current Seattle Preschool for All proposal. And we brought the cookies! Council Member...

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