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While Missouri's legislative session has just begun, child-care tax credits are at top of mind with a bipartisan House bill. HB 1488 takes a three-pronged approach to supplementing the child-care industry. Casey Hanson, deputy director with Kids Win Missouri, said it will help make strides in Missouri's child-care deserts and help with better outcomes for all Missouri children. ...

The 14th annual "State of Child Welfare in Pennsylvania" report is out. It shows some progress but also highlights ongoing areas of concern. Reports of child abuse and neglect allegations have risen in the last two years, coming close to pre-pandemic levels. ...

Racial disparities persist among kids in Oregon, according to a new report. The Annie E. Casey Foundation's new Race for Results report finds inequities in well-being for children of color across the country, although there have been improvements in six of the eleven indicators since the first analysis a decade ago. ...

Gov. Tina Kotek and lawmakers have taken another important step to increase child care access for Oregonian families. House Bill 3005 establishes a $50 million child care infrastructure fund to