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A New Era of Family Policy
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by: Anne Mosle, Marjorie Sims
We are at a moment in the nation, and in this state, when a paradigm shift is in reach to update ineffective, top-down systems to be more responsive, effective and equitable for all families. Today, the American Rescue Plan (ARP) provides unprecedented resources to improve the lives of families who are still reeling from COVID-19 and its economic impact as well as the longstanding inequities that have been exacerbated by the pandemic. Now Congress is debating a $3.5 trillion budget resolution which, if passed, will increase these resources even more. Luckily, a bold, pragmatic and proven strategy is already in place that can serve as a model: the two generation, or 2Gen, approach. -
Workers and Families Are Fighting for Paid Time to Care
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by: Carol Joyner
When I was just turning forty, with two young children and a full-time job, my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. I had never seen her sick a day in my life. She was my rock and the center of our large, rowdy and loving family. I had no idea what the future would hold for her, or us. But I learned quickly about the human cost of policies that do not protect and support workers when it became clear I had to step up as the primary caregiver. My four siblings did not have reliable paid leave benefits. Doctor visits, stage transitions, a multitude of crises -- all of it required my attention. -
Michigan Lawmakers Should Allocate Federal Aid Earmarked for Foster Kids
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by: Ov'varshia Gray-Woods, Carlos Correa, Alyssa Andrews
School has started, bills and rent are due and Michigan youth who were raised by the foster care system are struggling with the ongoing economic and emotional impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. Sadly, Michigan is missing a critical opportunity to support young people. The State Legislature is sitting on almost 11 million dollars that were dedicated by Congress to help foster youth survive COVID-19 and its aftermath. As alumni of the foster system, we know this situation up close and personally, and call upon the Michigan legislature to act now and distribute the already received funds so they can be used to help young people who desperately need them. -
12 Years Without a Minimum Wage Raise
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by: Holly Sklar
We've hit a terrible milestone for the federal minimum wage ...12 years without a raise. The last increase was to $7.25 an hour on July 24, 2009. Thats so long ago, the top movies that year were Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Up, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and Avatar. The minimum wage has not gone up, but prices have. It would take a minimum wage worker 79 hours per week on average to afford a modest 1-bedroom at Fair Market Rent, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition. The minimum wage has become a poverty wage instead of an anti-poverty wage.
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Fifty years after the ratifying of the 26th Amendment: Where are youth politics now?
A $15 Minimum Wage Will Help Businesses Succeed
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by: Aisha Nyandoro, Marjorie Sims, Trene Hawkins
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A New Era of Family Policy (by: Anne Mosle, Marjorie Sims) in the MSN
Workers and Families Are Fighting for Paid Time to Care (by: Carol Joyner) in the The Miami Herald
Michigan Lawmakers Should Allocate Federal Aid Earmarked for Foster Kids (by: Ov'varshia Gray-Woods, Carlos Correa, Alyssa Andrews) in the Detroit Free Press
12 Years Without a Minimum Wage Raise (by: Holly Sklar) in the
Centering Black Women in policy is key to future families prosperity (by: Aisha Nyandoro, Marjorie Sims, Trene Hawkins) in the Clarion-Ledger
A Turning Point on Fossil Fuel Production? (by: Donna Katzin) in the York Daily Record
Fifty years after the ratifying of the 26th Amendment: Where are youth politics now? (by: Charles Beresford) in the Post and Courier
A $15 Minimum Wage Will Help Businesses Succeed (by: Kristen Deptula) in the Delaware Online
Juneteenth: Freedom for all (by: Azariah Chester) in the Augusta Free Press
$15 minimum wage makes good business sense (by: Ryan Peters) in the Cape Gazette
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