Potential impacts of American Families Plan for child care in Mississippi
Potential impacts of American Families Plan for child care in Mississippi By Courtney Ann Jackson | April 29, 2021 at 10:18 PM CDT - Updated April 30 at 9:20 AM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The American Families Plan has many pieces but we wanted to look specifically at what it could mean for Mississippi families and child care.
Child care isn’t cheap but it could become more affordable for many under the plan. The proposal calls for low and middle income families to pay no more than seven-percent of their income on child care for kids under the age of five. Those that make 1.5 times their state median income would qualify.
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Mississippi National Guard to send troops to Washington, D.C., ahead of inauguration Keisha Rowe, Mississippi Clarion Ledger
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The Mississippi National Guard is sending troops to Washington, D.C., ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday.
About 100 soldiers from the 114th Military Police Company, located in Clinton, are being deployed, according to a statement Friday.
The contingent will join thousands of troops nationwide who will be deployed to ensure the ceremony is not disrupted. We are sending military police that are trained for this type of event. There are a number of different missions our soldiers are prepared and trained in ready to assist civil authorities such as logistics, police work, freedom of movement, traffic control and security, Maj. Gen. Boyles said in a media release. Our main priority is to protect life and preserve property.