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Older women are losing Meals on Wheels, single mothers are losing Head Start and domestic-violence victims are going back to perpetrators out of desperation. Service providers say the cuts hit people who don’t show up to lobby legislators.
In California, women and children are falling behind and the governor’s proposed budget will only accelerate those trends. Susan Rose urges legislators to read the impact statement of the Women’s Foundation and make bold revisions fast.
Pro-choice demonstrators and a variety of allied interests will demonstrate on April 7 as part of the major budget battle taking place in Washington. With a federal shutdown looming, GOP lawmakers are pressing a radical reshaping of health care policy.