ConsumerAffairs11h
Child care costs are discouraging consumers from starting new families, study finds
Child care costs are sky high, averaging $17,000 a year and surpassing college tuition in 38 states. Families are struggling ...
Crain's Detroit Business2d
Senate Democrats propose tax credit for working parents amid ongoing tax talk
LANSING — Low- and moderate-wage workers could claim a $5,500 tax credit for each child under age 4 under a plan unveiled ...
Sen. John Curtis joins proposal to encourage businesses to make child care more affordable
The bipartisan package would update current tax provisions to expand access to child care while also boosting supply of child ...
Shaheen embraces two bills to boost support for child care
N.H., has signed onto bipartisan legislation aimed at making child care more affordable and accessible by increasing federal tax credits for employers and individuals and competitive grants to states ...
Letters for March 6: Congress should focus on child care subsidies instead of tax breaks for billionaires
Letter writers discuss benefits of affordable child care, Sen. Mark Warner’s concerns over DOGE cuts, U.S. Rep. Jen Kiggans, ...
WWMT2d
MI Democrats propose plan meant to make child care more affordable for families
Addressing growing needs for child care, senate Democrats presented a three-point approach to expanding access and lowering ...
Sioux City Journal6d
Emerging for lawmakers: taxes, child care aid, budget
The remarkable number of bills introduced in this year’s session of the Iowa Legislature has been whittled down some by last ...
The Gazette4d
Now emerging for Iowa lawmakers: taxes, child care aid, state budget
With the first legislative deadline passed, Iowa legislators’ focus will shift to include more tax and fiscal policy ...