NEWS + RESOURCES
NEWS + RESOURCES
“If conservatives are to rebuild a culture of healthy families in America, it will in all likelihood be through gradual strides such as [paid family leave].”
- Terry Schilling, American Principles Project
Opinion: $3.5T Reconciliation Bill Is On Ice. Let’s Hope For A Strategic Thaw.
"Instead of reconciliation being a binary choice between supporting families or not, Republicans and moderates should peel off the most beneficial parts, initiating a more thoughtful and intentional policy approach than what’s been done thus far." | DALLAS MORNING NEWS
Opinion: Idaho Delegation Should Support Family Leave Legislation
Calls for paid family leave in Idaho - and for more Republican support at the federal leave for a conservative national policy. | MAGIC VALLEY
The Pro-Life Benefits Of Paid Family Leave
Paid family leave allows parents to care for babies when they are most vulnerable. | DALLAS MORNING NEWS
Bill Would Create Paid Parental Leave Option
Rubio and Romney's New Parents Act aims to support working families "without raising taxes or expanding federal bureaucracy." | FINANCIAL REGULATION NEWS
Mitt Romney, Marco Rubio Take Another Shot At Paid Parental Leave
Republicans remain active in efforts to craft pro-family, pro-work, budget-neutral solutions for paid family leave. | DESERET NEWS
Morning Consult Poll: The Value of Paid Family Leave
New BPC poll reveals more than one-third of unemployed workers would return to work sooner if offered paid family leave. | BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER
Letters To The Editor: Paid Family Leave
Another working mom calls for paid family leave. | IDAHO PRESS
National Paid Leave Could Change The American Caregiving Experience
Economic changes and the ongoing pandemic raise questions about work-family balance. | THE HILL
Workers And Families Are Fighting For Paid Time To Care
Family caregiving experiences shed light on need and options for paid leave. | WILLSTON HERALD
Commentary: My Small Public Media Station Went All-In On Family Leave. Yours Can, Too.
Working mother in Alaska draws on personal experience to craft paid leave policy for her employer | READ ON POYNTER
Opinion: American Families Need Access to Paid Family Leave
Paid family leave - a policy that echos Benjamin Franklin's admonition to "do well by doing good.” | NC POLITICAL NEWS
Mayfield Schools Pass Quarantine Leave For Employees
Paid leave reaches the local level, as Kentucky school board responds to Delta variant. | WSILTV.COM
Births Are Back: Did Government Stimulus Fuel a Baby Boomlet?
Baby boom associated with pro-family policies during the pandemic suggests longer-term positive impact of such policies upon fertility rates. | INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY STUDIES
Opinion: Our Policies Are Failing Working Mothers
A mother's personal story underscoring the need for paid family leave. | AMERICAN COMPASS
Paid Family Leave Can Help Combat the Coming Covid Baby Bust
Paid family leave could help bring desired rates of childbearing to fruition. | AMERICAN COMPASS
Rep. Colin Allred on Being First to Take Paternity Leave in Congress: 'There's No Substitute for Time Spent'
Former NFL player turned public official sets precedent for paternity leave. | PEOPLE
Local advocates hold picnic to push for more paid family leave
Calls for paid leave are increasingly sounding at the state and local levels. | WTRF
Communities of faith calling for paid family leave
We need a national paid family and medical leave program. Here's what Congress can do. | NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER
Opinion: Paid family leave is an economic issue, not a partisan one
State-level Republican support for paid leave grows as Republican federal legislators present more policy options. | HERALD DISPATCH
Business coalition urges Congress to pass paid family leave
Businesses call on Congress to pass paid family leave in a bipartisan fashion. | THE HILL