Stories tagged: "paid family leave"

Economy President Joe Biden speaks about his 2024 proposed budget at the Finishing Trades Institute, Thursday, March 9, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Economy Biden’s Budget Would Tax Billionaires, Corporations to Strengthen Medicare, Expand Child Care, and Help Families

Republicans immediately rejected Biden's plan, but have yet to release their own budget. They have made it clear, however, that they want to apply deep spending cuts to everything from health insurance to food assistance benefits.

Isabel Soisson Isabel Soisson March 9, 2023 5:34 pm EST
Family State Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) speaks at Mothering Justice’s “Mama’s March” on June 15, 2022. (Anna Gustafson/Michigan Advance)
Family Black Mothers to Michigan Lawmakers: Time for Paid Family Leave

As the 30th anniversary of the seminal federal Family Medical Leave Act nears, African American Michigan mothers and caregivers on Thursday shared their experiences and called for state paid leave legislation. 

Michigan Advance Michigan Advance February 3, 2023 1:31 pm EST
Family In May, 2018, Mothering Justice turned in over 380,000 signatures to put Earned Paid Sick Time on the ballo. Mothering Justice volunteers collected over 12,000 of the signatures for the MI Time to Care initiative.
Family Michigan Moms Call on Leaders to Restore Paid Sick Leave With the Stroke of a Pen

“[Attorney General Dana Nessel] has the opportunity to be our hero,” said mom and Mothering Justice activist Aisha Wells. 

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel August 23, 2021 3:32 pm EDT
Family Graphic by Morgaine Ford-Workman
Family This State Senator Gave Birth While in Office, During COVID. Here’s What She Learned.

State Sen. Mallory McMorrow had a child at the start of 2021. The challenges she's faced have only deepened her commitment to issues facing women in the age of COVID.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel May 26, 2021 10:44 am EDT
Family Mothering Justice campaigned for paid family leave policies Republicans gutted in 2018. Photo courtesy Mothering Justice.
Family Michigan Moms Group: It’s Time to Restore Paid Family Leave

Mothering Justice, a group of Michigan moms based in Detroit, is launching a statewide week of action to restore a family leave policy Republicans gutted.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel September 8, 2020 2:53 pm EDT

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