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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Food! Parenting & Families Podcast Politics & Policy Reproductive Justice

February 26, 2024

On the radio show this week, we cover the outrageous Alabama Supreme Court IVF decision and the fight for access to IVF, abortion care, birth control, and to not have fewer freedoms than our children; the incredible power of Ai-jen Poo’s care infrastructure vision and how you can make a difference; the latest with the inside the Beltway battles for WIC and the CTC; and how corporations can (and must) work to build a care infrastructure too in order to retain employees and prosper.

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MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy

February 17, 2024

The glow of Valentine's Day is still about, but it’s hard to feel the love when Florida Republicans' heartless efforts to roll back child labor protections that keep our kids safe from employer exploitation are moving faster than Cupid’s arrow right through the heart. **Tell the Florida Senate to...

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Jeannina Perez

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Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security MomsRising MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy

February 9, 2024

Let’s leap into action this month and this year! We are halfway into legislative session and now’s the time to make sure the House and Senate keep our families’ needs in mind! Right now, lawmakers are in the final countdown to pass bills and send them to the opposite chamber for consideration. If...

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Mandy Kwan

Childcare & Early Education MomsRising Parenting & Families Politics & Policy

February 7, 2024

Is this a school board meeting or did I inadvertently join the worst kind of book club? It is a Tuesday evening in December in Duval County, Florida. I am here with fellow members of a local advocacy group, Public School Defenders, to speak to our school board members and community-at-large. Our...

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Gamble Scott

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Health Care Immigration MomsRising Politics & Policy

January 29, 2024

Day-after-day immigrant caregivers help keep families and children healthy and safe! They are truly unsung heroes! "I have personally benefited from the work of immigrant home health aides. During this pandemic they made it possible for me as an elderly disabled person, to stay home when New York...

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Claudia Tristán

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Family Economic Security MomsRising MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy

January 25, 2024

Washington made history in 2021 when the legislature passed and funded the Working Families Tax Credit , a first-of-its-kind policy for the state that will put millions of dollars back into the pockets of families. Eligible households can receive up to $1,200 per year and applications for this year...

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Mandy Kwan

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Immigration Politics & Policy

January 23, 2024

This Valentine’s Day, we’re telling Congress: “Don’t go breaking our hearts. Pass policies that families LOVE!” That’s right, it’s past time for Congress to show their love for our families and pass policies that are sweeter than a heart-shaped box of chocolates—policies that lift children,...

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Felicia Burnett

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Childcare & Early Education MomsRising MomsRising Near You Parenting & Families Politics & Policy

January 19, 2024

Across the country there have been efforts to ban books in schools. This is happening here in Washington State, too. We have the chance to ban book bans in public schools by passing SB 6208 and HB 2331. Sign on now to ban book bans in Washington State! These bills would prohibit the banning of...

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Mandy Kwan

MomsRising MomsRising Near You Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

January 12, 2024

Now, with the start of the 2024 legislative session, we have the chance to make paid leave more accessible to families. This is our chance to let our lawmakers know that HB 1991 / SB 5793 is necessary to modernize our paid leave laws. What are we asking for? We are asking our lawmakers to update...

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Mandy Kwan

Politics & Policy

January 12, 2024

For 100 years Mickey Mouse has been an image of childhood, innocence, and laughter. But now it's in danger of being associated with rolling back child labor protections...YIKES?! *Tell Mickey to use his squeaky, but mighty voice to tell the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association ( FRLA) to stop...

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Jeannina Perez