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Experts say investment in child care and family care will help economy

Experts say investment in child care and family care will help economy

by Baylor Spears | Dec 8, 2021 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Inadequate federal investment in child care, senior care and other workers in the care economy has left many families struggling to get needed support, which hurts the economy now as caregivers leave jobs and in the future if children aren’t getting early...
Democrats employ tightrope budget maneuvering to further domestic agenda

Democrats employ tightrope budget maneuvering to further domestic agenda

by Jason Harward | Oct 30, 2021 | Politics

WASHINGTON – The White House released a pared-down, $1.75 trillion framework laying out the president’s domestic agenda Thursday, a total half the amount proposed last month by Democratic congressional leadership. To cut the package’s overall spending so...

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