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03/17/09

Through the recently enacted federal economic stimulus package – the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – the federal government has made available over $11 billion to California for our Medicaid program, Medi-Cal. However, receipt of these additional dollars is contingent on maintaining July 2008 Medicaid eligibility levels and enrollment/renewal procedures.

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Jenny Kattlove

Breastfeeding Paid Family Leave

03/17/09

Here’s what Hanna Rosin is missing in "The Case Against Breastfeeding" : Moms are being urged to breastfeed but set up to fail.

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Bettina Forbes

Family Economic Security

03/16/09

Yesterday the President announced the formation of the White House Council on Women and Girls. This is a very high level group comprised of Cabinet Secretaries and the directors of numerous federal agencies.

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Valerie Young

03/16/09

Carol and her children watched, stricken, as their beloved photo albums, stuffed animals, and baby blankets were thrown on the curb. To add insult to injury, the sheriff told Carol that while the children could pick up their belongings that happened to fall off the curb, touching anything else would be trespassing.

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Donna Norton

03/16/09

There has recently been much talk about what kind of First Lady Michelle Obama would be during her husband’s presidency. Would she be a policy driven advocate like Hillary Clinton? Would she be the new modern fashion prototype of Jackie Kennedy? Would she be the silent behind the scenes intellectual and emotional strength of Nancy Reagan?

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Pamela Murphy

Health Care

03/12/09

Michelle Obama is arguably the most visible mother in America. She professed on the campaign trail that her children are the last thing she thinks about before bed and the first thing she thinks about when she wakes up in the morning. How many mothers can relate to that?

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Elizabeth Cox

03/12/09

This morning the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, with MomsRising and other partner organizations across the country, released a new report called "No More Toxic Tub: Getting Contaminants Out of Children’s Bath and Personal Care Products” .

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Mia Davis

03/10/09

Let's get those lifesavers out of storage!

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