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Mykenzie Ritschard of New Glarus had not signed up to speak at Tuesday’s rally in support of funding Child Care Counts, funding that Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee eliminated last week without explanation. But when organizer and child care provider Corrine Hendrickson opened up the podium to whoever wanted to speak, Ritschard fought through […]

For two years, the United States has been effectively running an experiment in federally funding child care providers. The $24 billion disbursed in pandemic relief has been the largest investment

Aim is to boost childcare and minority homeowners. Plus: recap of weeks real estate news.

Three million children could be affected as the largest investment in child care in U.S. history expires in September.

The director of The Growing Tree hopes to send a message about what could happen to Wisconsins child care industry if the state budget doesnt include more funding.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature voted early Friday to end funding for a pandemic-era child care subsidy program over the objections of Democrats and child care providers who argued that the move would be devastating for needy families and the state's economy. T

Federal funding for the program dropped to $90 million this month and it will end entirely next year.

Wisconsin Republicans voted to end funding for a pandemic-era child care subsidy program over the objections of Democrats and child care providers.

By Baylor Spears, Wisconsin Examiner June 17, 2023 This report has been updated. Working into the early hours of Friday morning, Republicans on the

Federal funding for the program dropped to $90 million this month and it will end entirely next year.