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Austin Jenkins / NW News Network Originally published on March 12, 2021 3:44 pm Listen / Washington’s 105-day legislative session has crossed the halfway point and a key deadline for policy (non-budget) bills to clear their chamber of origin has passed. Majority Democrats are moving swiftly to enact a pandemic-era agenda focused on issues like tax reform, police accountability, racial equity and global climate change. Minority Republicans, meanwhile, are seeing a few of their bills advance while also objecting to much of what Democrats are pushing forward. So, what’s moving...

Caroline Watts, the NSPCC’s regional co-ordinator, writes: I hope through these columns many more of you will be familiar with the work of the NSPCC - our helpline and Childline for example. But it’s also important to highlight some of our other campaigning work, which aims to raise awareness and make a difference at the heart of government. It is a crucial part of our efforts to help protect children and support their families facing all sorts of adversities. It is vital that we speak up for children, not only those facing abuse and neglect, but for all those without a voice. And no...

THE NSPCC is warning of the long-lasting impact on the future health, wellbeing and life chances of babies born during the pandemic, as parents face heightened stress, social isolation and mental health problems. Today, at its flagship How Safe conference – being held online this year – the charity brought together a panel of guest speakers who discussed mental health in pregnancy and the child’s first year, the impact of the pandemic and its Fight for a Fair Startcampaign which is calling for every family to get the help they need.  Hosted by TV presenter Cherry Healey, the group in...

KXLY February 2, 2021 7:30 PM Elenee Dao Updated: SPOKANE, Wash. – Parents have dreams for their kids as they grow up. Before becoming a mom, Ivi Sanabria had her own dreams as she immigrated from El Salvador. Many goals include having your own home, dreams of doing better in life and dreams of a family. Sanabria and her husband worked for their dreams. She then had her son, and being a mom also meant having to make sacrifices. “It was hard in the beginning,” Sanabria told 4 News Now. It was difficult for her to choose between working and growing with her compa...

michellet@kootasca.org . Registrants will receive a ZOOM link one day in advance of the event. Every year, CDF-MN publishes the Minnesota KIDS COUNT Data Book and fact sheets for all 87 Minnesota counties (available at www.cdf-mn.org ) through a grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The recently released 2020 Minnesota KIDS COUNT Data Book, entitled “Building Bridges to Economic Stability for Children and Families,” highlights the 2020 federal and state policy changes to the COVID-19 pandemic that address needs that families are facing when tasked with additional child care responsibi...