The high cost of child care is one of the biggest drivers of the affordability crisis. New research finds more than 4M families struggle to make ends meet b/c child care is simply too expensive. It’s time for our leaders to step up and bring these costs down. www.ffyf.org/2026/08/03/n...

New Brookings Report: Child Care Costs Continue to Strain Family Budgets

A new report released by Brookings states that millions of families across the country are struggling to make ends meet due to the rising cost of child care.

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As grocery costs continue to strain household budgets, families are left with even less to cover child care, health care, and elder care. It's time for leaders to prioritize lowering the cost of care and easing the financial pressure on working families. www.cnbc.com/2026/07/16/u...

U.S. grocery slowdown deepens as shoppers buy fewer items, raising pressure on food companies

New data shows sales declining, and the trend is forcing grocers and brands to compete harder on price and value.

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Caregiving shouldn't push families to the financial brink. For 61 years, Medicaid has helped make health care and long-term care more affordable for millions of Americans. The work isn't done. We need leaders who will fight to lower the cost of care for every family.

“[Lowering child care costs] appeals to people who are older and younger, Democrats and Republicans, people in cities and in suburban and rural areas. It’s just top of mind,” said CFFE's @sondrasays.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

How free childcare started winning US elections: ‘Overnight, people realized how essential it was’

Francesca Hong, a candidate for Wisconsin governor, is part of a wave of democratic socialists finding traction with an old idea

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Caregivers save taxpayers billions, but Medicaid cuts could leave many with lower pay and higher costs. We need leaders who will prioritize lowering the cost of care instead of shifting even more financial burden onto families. www.statnews.com/2026/07/13/f...

As states absorb Medicaid funding cuts, family caregivers face financial ruin

Family caregivers of people with disabilities face a grim financial future as several states consider steep cuts to their wages.

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No family should have to choose between caring for a loved one and protecting their financial future. The rising cost of care is putting impossible pressure on working families. It's time to make care more affordable. www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/new...

The career cost of caring for aging parents falls heaviest on women - The Business Journals

A Western & Southern Financial Group survey reveals how elder care responsibilities force women to sacrifice careers and retirement security.

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Pennsylvania families are looking for leaders who will lower costs—not make life more expensive. That’s why @affordablepa.bsky.social PA has been holding Rob Bresnahan accountable and urging him to reverse course. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

This Blue-Collar House Race Could Predict Control of Congress

Most Americans probably haven’t thought much lately about Scranton, a small city in Northeastern Pennsylvania, unless they still watch reruns of the beloved sitcom “The Office.”

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Gas is back above $4/gallon. It averaged $2.98 before the Iran conflict. Pennsylvania families were promised lower costs. Instead, Reps. Mackenzie, Bresnahan & Perry backed policies that have left families paying more. Tell them: Lower costs, not family budgets. www.cnn.com/2026/07/20/b...

Gas prices back at $4 a gallon | CNN Business

The average price US drivers pay for a gallon of gas hit $4 on Monday, as fighting between the United States and Iran intensified, further disrupting oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Republicans have their priorities backwards. Instead of lowering health care costs and helping families make ends meet, they're choosing to spend billions on conflict abroad. Clearly, Republicans aren’t focused on working families. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Pelosi, Rowe-Finkbeiner: We can fix health care, but Trump chooses Iran

Republicans triggered this health care crisis by slashing $1 trillion from Medicaid and failing to extend the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits.

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95% of Americans believe the country is facing an affordability crisis, and about half say they're struggling to afford groceries and gas. We must hold elected leaders accountable. Working families deserve leaders who will put lowering costs first. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Half of Americans struggle to afford groceries and gas, exclusive poll finds

About 57% of polled Americans also believe economy is worsening in grim portrait of cost of living crisis, according to Harris survey for the Guardian

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It's today! Racine, Wisconsin hosts the Progress for the People Town Hall and the Who Pays? Bus Tour tonight. Doors at 5:15 PM, program at 6:00 PM. Join the CFFE Wisconsin team there tonight! Last call to RSVP: bit.ly/WI-town-hall

Community Event: Progress for the People Town Hall & Who Pays Bus Tour Stop · Progressive Caucus Action Fund

Join us to hear directly from special guest Members of Congress fighting for working families and learn how Republican policies threaten Wisconsinites — from raising costs to rollbacks on climate prot...

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America can't build a stronger economy while pushing parents out of the workforce. The share of women working is at a four-year low, and fewer mothers of young children are employed. It's time for paid leave and affordable child care. nationalpartnership.org/americas-250...

America's 250th birthday present? A terrible job market | Jobs Day July 2026 | National Partnership for Women & Families

Today's jobs data show meager gains over the last year and the share of women who are working has hit its lowest level in more than four years. But past progress shows us it doesn't have to be this wa...

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One year ago, Republicans chose billionaires over working families. Today, Americans are paying the price. See what our ED @sondrasays.bsky.social had to say on the law’s first anniversary:

One week to go! Our WI team is co-hosting the Progress for the People Town Hall + Who Pays? Bus Tour in Racine on 7/8. Hear from Reps. Moore, Pocan, McGovern, Jayapal & Ramirez about how Republican policies are raising costs & what we can do. RSVP: www.mobilize.us/progressivec...

Community Event: Progress for the People Town Hall & Who Pays Bus Tour Stop · Progressive Caucus Action Fund

Join us to hear directly from special guest Members of Congress fighting for working families and learn how Republican policies threaten Wisconsinites — from raising costs to rollbacks on climate prot...

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Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee says inflation is still moving in the wrong direction. Working families already know that. They need leaders focused on lowering costs and making life more affordable. www.reuters.com/world/feds-g...

Fed's Goolsbee says labor market stable, inflation going the wrong way

Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said on Monday that with the labor market stable, he is focused on figuring out ​whether too-high inflation will stay that way or if it will recede as...

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When health care costs too much, people don't stop getting sick. They stop getting care. At a time when fewer than half of Americans can reliably afford health care, we need Congress to deliver relief, not higher costs. news.gallup.com/poll/710942/...

U.S. Adults' Ability to Afford Healthcare at a Five-Year Low

Fewer than half (49%) of Americans can afford needed care and medications, a five-year low. Younger, older and adults with chronic conditions are hit hardest.

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Lynn Weidner relies on Medicaid to care for her mother with Alzheimer’s. She’s calling on Rep. Mackenzie to stop cuts to programs families like hers depend on. "We need our representative to cast votes that positively affect us instead of ignoring us." www.wfmz.com/video/trump-...

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Iowa families are struggling with rising costs while Rep. Nunn continues to support policies that make it harder to make ends meet. Hear from Iowans in our new storybook, Voices from the Ground, who are asking Nunn to reverse course and deliver relief. drive.google.com/file/d/1N-WH...

The best advocates for policy change are the people impacted by it every day. CFFE is using AI to help amplify authentic stories from families, parents, and caregivers struggling with high costs, helping ensure more voices are heard in the conversations that shape their lives. wapo.st/4uDKoUf

Analysis | How AI is changing political advertising

A political nonprofit is using a cutting-edge strategy that mixes old-school voter contact with artificial intelligence technology.

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When the cost for essential expenses like gas rise, it doesn't hit everyone equally. "For low-income and rural Pennsylvanians, a trip to the gas station can mean choosing between a full tank and groceries." penncapital-star.com/commentary/w...

Why low‑income Pennsylvanians are feeling the squeeze as gas prices rise • Pennsylvania Capital-Star

For low-income and rural Pennsylvanians, a trip to the gas station can mean choosing between a full tank and groceries.

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“Childcare is essential to the economy,” Godlewski said. “When you think about it, if you don’t have childcare, parents can’t work, businesses can’t thrive, then Wisconsin can’t thrive either.” www.wmtv15news.com/2026/05/11/c...

Childcare providers, families strike in Waunakee during Day Without Childcare

State politicians, local childcare providers and parents went on strike in support of universal childcare on Monday.

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“The fact that an individual, a household, could have people that are working full-time jobs and sometimes multiple jobs and still not be able to afford a place to live is something that is...a regional issue."

Metro Atlanta leaders search for solutions to regional housing crisis

Rent and home prices in Atlanta are rising faster than wages, according to a new survey from the Atlanta Regional Commission.

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Krysten, who lives with her mom and works as a home care worker, says cuts to SNAP are squeezing her family's budget. “At this time, my refrigerator is basically, I guess you could say on ‘e,’." pennsylvaniaindependent.com/health-care/...

Pennsylvania families struggle to afford healthcare, food and gas as prices rise

'Maybe they should understand that just because you’re not a billionaire, just because you don’t have a ton of money, doesn’t mean that you’re any less of a human,' said homecare worker Krysten…

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Pennsylvania! It’s Election Day! If you plan to vote at the polls, they are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Find your polling place at vote.pa/polls.

"Between the full-time home-based care and the preschool for both children, it cost [Katy] and her partner between $20,000-$30,000/year over six years for a total of $167,000." It does not have to be like this. We should and can invest in affordable child care. wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/05/08/m...

Mothers in Wisconsin and Denmark face vastly different childcare realities • Wisconsin Examiner

Policymakers could set mothers up for success, rather than test their grit, debt tolerance and willingness to worry about care.

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“I should not have to make a choice between living, paying my rent or having good health." Unfortunately, due to the Republican budget, this is the reality too many Americans are facing. www.wrdw.com/2026/05/08/h...

Healthcare cuts impacting thousands of Georgians

Cuts to Medicaid and Affordable Care Act subsidies are impacting thousands of Georgians right now.

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“I should not have to make a choice between living, paying my rent or having good health,” said Pamela Blackstone, a grandmother raising an autistic grandson. Pamela relied on the ACA for years but now cannot afford it thanks to the Republican budget bill. www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/05/07/h...

Healthcare cuts impacting thousands of Georgians

Cuts to Medicaid and Affordable Care Act subsidies are impacting thousands of Georgians right now. Some are now paying hundreds of dollars more per month, for the same level of care.

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Pennsylvania! Tuesday is Election Day. Do you have a plan to vote? Make your plan to vote by finding your polling place at vote.pa/polls.

“I need my stuff to cost less because I’m the only one with a paycheck in my household,” she said. “I like what [Roy Cooper] said, especially about lowering tariffs. “And we need better health care.” www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/local/c...

Cooper, visiting old stomping grounds, says there's work to do to leave things better for next generation

Roy Cooper wants to “make stuff cost less,” and he says he can do that if elected to the U.S. Senate.

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Roughly 66% of Americans disapprove of the Trump Administration's efforts to lower the cost of living, according to a new poll. Trump may have promised to make life more affordable on the campaign trail, but Americans know he is not delivering on those promises. penncapital-star.com/2026/05/04/r...

Gas prices jump again in Pennsylvania and across the nation as Trump turns to new plan for Strait of Hormuz • Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Americans saw prices at the pump sharply rise in recent days as the nationwide average cost for a gallon of regular gas shot up 38 cents over the past week, according to GasBuddy.

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