Family Economic Security

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

April 6, 2015

Tax cuts for lower- and middle-income folks are more effective than tax cuts for the wealthy at spurring economic growth. Why won't Congress take note?

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Lecia Imbery

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

April 5, 2015

I dashed straight from a lap swim into Heather’s salon recently, sporting, what my husband calls, a fright wig. When I first got to know Heather, now 29, she was working at someone else's salon. Her unfailing ability to restore calm to my unruly locks has stood the test of many, many lap swims. In...

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Roberta Riley

Family Economic Security Realistic & Fair Wages

April 2, 2015

With National Women’s History Month behind us now, it’s still important to celebrate the great strides women have made over the past decades. It is equally important to remember how many women workers still don’t have the basic necessities they need to support themselves and their families. The...

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Liz Shuler

Blog Carnivals Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration Realistic & Fair Wages

March 26, 2015

In the spirit of Women's History Month and in honor of our foremothers whose shoulders we stand on, we hope you'll join us in celebrating their legacy, exploring the issues facing women and families today, and committing to being the best allies possible to one another and in all communities.

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Monifa Bandele, & Sara Alcid

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy

March 26, 2015

Mary first caught my eye as she strode down a busy thoroughfare in a flimsy hospital gown, with the sun glistening off (what looked like) her bare buttocks. "Uncovered” was the message on her sign. She and her friends, Seattle’s Raging Grannies , took to the streets that day, alongside thousands of...

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Roberta Riley

Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy

March 25, 2015

Since its enactment, the Affordable Care Act has had tremendously positive implications for the health and economic security of women and families. Today, President Obama launched a new forum to help achieve the law's full promise.

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Debra L. Ness

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care

March 20, 2015

Congress is about to strike a deal that takes care of seniors and doctors but leaves low-income and “at risk” children short. Congress’ annual struggle to avoid cuts in Medicare reimbursement rates so physicians will continue to give seniors the care they need is widely considered must-pass...

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Marian Wright Edelman

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy

March 20, 2015

The House Budget Committee recently released its FY 2016 budget proposal . There were just too many Head Smackers in it to narrow it down to one, so we came up with eight. Below are slides highlighting the most Head Smacking parts of it. The Coalition on Human Needs' SAVE for All Campaign has four...

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Debbie Weinstein

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

March 18, 2015

The EITC and Child Tax Credit helps Michigan families in a BIG way. Learn more about these important tax breaks and then write your Members of Congress.

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Elyssa Schmier

Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave

March 16, 2015

“When I had my first child I had to return to work within 3 weeks. I was teaching high school science…I only had 2 weeks of paid vacation so I used all of it. I only had a third week off because my daughter’s birth came at spring break.” – Holly, a MomsRising member

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