Health Care

February 9, 2012

Donnicia Venters, a mom from Houston, TX, lost her job in 2009 simply for following medical advice to breastfeed her infant. When Donnicia told her boss about her pregnancy, he assured her that her position would still be available for her after she returned from her short maternity leave. But once...

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Ashley Boyd

Paid Family Leave Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health Paid Sick Days Health Care

February 8, 2012

With presidential primaries in full swing, each state stands to enjoy a moment in the spotlight. As riveting as the recent political theatrics have been, the campaign season also underscores just how many important decisions are made at the state level. From education to health care to workplace...

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Miriam Feffer

Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health Health Care Food!

February 8, 2012

President Obama’s Past Budgets Invest in Kids - Will the Positive Trend Continue in 2013? A detailed analysis of the last three budget requests reveals that President Obama has requested on average a nominal increase of 5.2% each year for children’s programs. 2011 saw by far the biggest proposed...

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Jared Solomon

Health Care Paid Family Leave

February 8, 2012

From Your (Wo)manInWashington blog MOTHERS changing the conversation @ www.MothersOughtToHaveEqualRights.org Almost a year ago, The New York Times published an editorial entitled "The War on Women" which began: Republicans in the House of Representatives are mounting an assault on women’s health...

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Valerie Young

Environmental Health Health Care

February 8, 2012

Photo credit: Photo by Flickr user Lauren Chagaris Are you staring down a pile of dirty laundry right now (Full Disclosure: I am. Basically always)? Laundry, like dishes, can feel like one of those endless chores. No matter how often you do it, you just keep generating more of it. The clothing that...

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Claire Moshenberg

Health Care

February 7, 2012

Undoubtedly you’ve heard about Super Bowl XLVI , but have you heard of CHIP III which is also taking the field this weekend? CHIP is short for the Children’s Health Insurance Program which was reauthorized three years ago this weekend. To mark the occasion, we at Say Ahhh! hosted a Super Blog-Off...

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Say Ahhh!

Paid Family Leave Health Care

February 6, 2012

While I’m at work writing to you, my husband is home taking care of our four-month-old daughter. After my three months of paid leave were up, he started his three months of paid family leave to stay home and care for our second baby like he did with our first. I know, right? We’re both lucky to...

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Ruth Martin

Realistic & Fair Wages Health Care

February 3, 2012

There is an old adage in long term care that the best insurance against ever having to go to a nursing home is to have a daughter. In fact, about 66 percent of family caregivers are women. Today, there are 7 million elders in our nation who need long- term services and supports and that number is...

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Jodi Sturgeon

Health Care

February 2, 2012

In one of his first acts in office three years ago this week, President Obama signed the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) of 2009. Because of CHIPRA, millions of low-income children were able to keep their affordable coverage and an additional 1.2 million children...

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Michael Odeh

Health Care

February 2, 2012

There is only one picture of my grandmother and me. When I was only a baby, my 56-year-old grandmother, Augusta Francis, died from breast cancer. She was a hard-working mother of five and she and my grandfather, Henry Francis, put three of their children through college. He was a farmer and she was...

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