Children
Texas’ ‘maternity deserts’ grow as staff shortages close rural delivery units
January 25, 2022Only 40% of Texas’ rural hospitals offer labor and delivery services, forcing some patients to drive hundreds of miles to give birth. With nurses in short supply, more hospitals are considering cutting those services entirely.
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‘Down to my last diaper’: Parenting in poverty
January 5, 2022Diapers, food, or rent? That’s the choice many parents face every month.
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Joe Manchin: The Grinch Who Stole Child Tax Credits
December 22, 2021Manchin killed child tax credit payments and offers only coal to the children of the nation this Christmas.
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West Virginia mom asks Joe Manchin: Which side are you on?
December 16, 2021A multi-millionaire politician funded by corporate coal interests has the power to push families with children off the economic cliff at the end of this month.
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Affordable child care closer than ever, but only if Build Back Better passes
November 10, 2021“There’s a lot of rhetoric about families and all, but it’s B.S.,” Hawaii’s Sen. Mazie Hirono said. “So now, we’re finally at a precipice where we can provide this kind of support.”
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