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Almost half of all children in Missouri under the age of 5 — roughly 202,000 kids — live in child care deserts, The Independent and MuckRock found as part of a joint investigation called “Disappearing Day Care.”

Child care providers who accept a subsidy from the state to serve low-income families will see a boost in payments next month, thanks to a $78.5 million funding increase approved by Missouri lawmakers earlier this year. The funding hike, included in the state budget signed by the governor, went into effect July 1. It won’t […]

Child care providers who accept a subsidy from the state to serve low-income families will see a boost in payments next month, thanks to a $78.5 million funding increase approved by Missouri …

Child care providers who accept a subsidy from the state to serve low-income families will see a boost in payments next month, thanks to a $78.5 million funding increase approved

Child care providers who accept a subsidy from the state to serve low-income families will see a boost in payments next month, thanks to a $78.5 million funding increase approved

On Tuesday, July 18th, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava presented her proposed county budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024, which focused on building a stronger, future-ready County, providing much needed

A new report outlines long-term solutions for what it calls Connecticuts eviction crisis. The Connecticut Fair Housing Coalition found there were 21,000 evictions in the state last year, and Connecticut faces a shortage of 89,000 affordable homes, according to the Low Income Housing Coalition. Samaila Adelaiye, research and policy fellow at Connecticut Voices for Children and the reports co-author, said though employment declines from the pandemic have bounced back, rents are growing faster. ...

Fair housing advocates said a tight real estate market is driving up discrimination cases in Montana. Pam Bean, executive director of Montana Fair Housing, said there is historical evidence of racial bias in Montanas rental and homeownership market, which is being caused by higher home and rent prices combined with low inventory. She pointed out a recently passed executive order in the state outlaws discrimination based on race and other factors. ...

Child care advocates are pushing for $16 billion supplemental funding in an emergency spending bill later this year.

Child care advocates are pushing for $16 billion supplemental funding as members of Congress push for a variety of priorities to be included in an emergency package expected later this