COVID showed the country how important paid sick leave and paid family leave are to helping working families thrive. It’s long past time every worker had access to this vital resource. x.com/CAPAction/stat…

Educators who nurture our young children in DC deserve a raise, not a pay cut
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So a recommendation from my 2019 complaint against DCPS for violating Open Meetings Act requirements is finally being implemented. Too bad DCPS us still not releasing school budgets in a timely manner and actively encourages LSATs to not share info on budgets.

But a win 🙄

“Just walking through the building”

—Speaker Mike Johnson

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Everything LSATs discuss - which includes the final budgets - are subject to Open Meetings Act requirements and should be publicly available long before the Council oversight hearing.

DC is facing staggering chronic truancy in some schools. This hurts our kids, our schools, & our community. I'm not seeing the urgency to fix this. We need to get kids to school safely, reach at-risk kids earlier, & get schools more funding to do so. Here's my proposal: 🧵👇 1/7

Vaccination against measles is highly effective against infection with a full two-dose schedule providing 97 percent effectiveness. trib.al/gHpGKnV

MSNBC: It's not only abortion in Republicans’ crosshairs. Conservative justices have hinted a rollback of same-sex marriage

Poverty has a large influence on babies’ development. It affects their home & neighborhood, access to quality health care, food they eat, & their early learning opportunities. Thank you President Biden for calling on Congress to reinstate the enhanced #CTC permanently. #SOTU #ThinkBabies

The #ChildCare system needs more funding to ensure all babies and toddlers have equitable access to affordable, high-quality care. Thank you President Biden for reaffirming your commitment to #ThinkBabies and fight for #childcare during the #SOTU address. #CareCantWait

Spoiler alert: he did no such thing of course

How many Republicans are backing the push to recall Charles Allen? The list is so long it wouldn’t fit into a screenshot

I found that the recall campaign is overwhelmingly funded by lobbyists of both parties, undermining claims of its grassroots support:
washingtoncitypaper.com/article/678688…

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Delivery driver parked, multiple times in the only lane of traffic, in crosswalks... With multiple open spots to park within feet.

DC doesn’t lack the resources to end our crime crisis, it lacks the leadership.

While the District undercommits to violence prevention and debates regressive proposals that we know won’t make us safer, our neighbors investing in lasting solutions are seeing the results.

States bet big on career education, but struggle to show it works washingtonpost.com/education/2024…

Hey, #Ward8 ! We’re hanging out at @TheSaltLine on Potomac Ave SE in #NavyYardDC on Friday 2/9 starting at 5:30pm!

Come by to meet your neighbors, sign our petition, and learn more about our vision for #OneWard8 ! Sign up: MarkusAtSaltLine.eventbrite.com

DC is revising School Report Cards. But so far, proposed changes don’t eliminate the odd, misleading, biased score on the front “page.” Called a rating before, now it will be an “accountability score.” But it will still mislead. My story: bit.ly/3HRkWoi

Beyond senior citizen Senator Chuck Grassley does not want to help lift children out of poverty because it would make President Biden look good.

#Republicans would rather let children starve. They prove that over and over again.

#DemVoice1 #BlueVoices #VoteBlue2024

Big vote for the child tax credit in the House last night. It now heads to the Senate. If passed it would:
- Increase how much low-income families get of the $2,000 credit
- Increase how much low-income families with multiple kids get
- Impact ~16M kids
19thnews.org/2024/01/child-…