All Blog Posts

01/20/14

2014 has arrived and we couldn’t be more excited! Early childhood education (like preschool and child care) is a hot topic in Washington state enjoying broad support and leadership from the Governor, both houses of the state legislature, and for the state agencies that serve children and families...

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Lauren Hipp

Family Economic Security Health Care Open Flexible Work

01/17/14

My job requires frequent traveling. As a journalist, I've been reporting from places such as quake-stricken Haiti, war-torn Mexico, and typhoon-damaged Taiwan. These are challenging works. The biggest challenge, though, is collecting and transporting breast milk while traveling. After all, I'm more...

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To-wen Tseng

Family Economic Security Families & The Federal Budget

01/16/14

After multiple attempts by Senate leadership to reach an agreement on an unemployment benefits extension, they have reached a standstill ....again. MomsRising is urging the Senate to stay in session and pass this important bill, rather then go home for recess like originally planned. Each week that...

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Elyssa Schmier

01/16/14

Sidewalks, bike trails, playgrounds, recreation centers, school meal programs, neighborhood farmers' markets and food marketing all have one very important thing in common. Public policy. State and local policymakers — from mayors to state legislators to school superintendents — have a great impact...

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Migdalia Rivera

Paid Family Leave Open Flexible Work

01/15/14

In documenting how she was stalked and threatened online , Amanda Hess, a feminist journalist, shines an unflinching spotlight on the ugly misogyny that too often pervades online forums, making women feel unwelcome or even unsafe just for speaking our minds. It is for similar reasons that (much as...

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Roger Baldwin

Family Economic Security Families & The Federal Budget

01/15/14

It has now been 19 days since unemployment benefits expired for millions of Americans and Congress is gearing up to leave town without extending these vital benefits again. We need to stop them in their tracks from leaving town! *Write your members of Congress and tell them to not leave town until...

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Elyssa Schmier

Environmental Health

01/15/14

I can remember vividly the day that I first realized there are toxic chemicals in cosmetic products. I was in shock and quite frankly quite pissed off. It was (and still is) crazy to me that there is very little regulation of the chemicals used in products we use on our skin & hair, let alone...

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Michelle Noehren

Food!

01/15/14

If you missed our latest #FoodFri Tweetchat, Sheds 100 Pounds + Gains Love of Food , don't despair! We're here to give you the run-down. If you're like many, the New Year is a time for resolutions. Most center their resolutions around improvement of body and mind. Yet, did you know that 92% of...

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Migdalia Rivera

Immigration Politics & Policy

01/14/14

This blog post originally appeared in the Huffington Post . Chances are you've heard "Wake Me Up." It was a hit song worldwide last year by Aloe Blacc and remixed by Avicii . But have you checked out the emotionally powerful acoustic version of the music video ? Here it is: The video puts on...

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Elisa Batista

Podcast

01/13/14

This show starts out hearing about flame retardants in your furniture and why you should be paying attention to this; then we jump into hearing about Representative Donna Edwards New Year's resolutions for action in the coming year in Congress. We follow her interview with an in depth look at the "...

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