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‘He wished that every kid had a place like that’: Mother fights for pediatric hospice ...

News-Press Now 04 Apr 2025
After losing her son Mason to a terminal illness, Sieck is determined to ensure no other family in Iowa has to leave their support system behind to get the care their child needs ... child,” Sieck said.
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Only half of fathers taking paternity leave, report says

RTE 04 Apr 2025
... benefit is a payment for a longer period of leave (7 weeks, increasing to 9 weeks from August 2024) for parents to care for their child during their first two years, available to both parents.
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SUSD board reviews changes in fees for afterschool program

The Signal 04 Apr 2025
Currently the program is part of the expanded learning opportunity program, which provides after-school child care from dismissal until 6 p.m., after-school enrichment, and Saugus Summer STEAM Camp, ...
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Spokane, Washington State childcare leaders sound alarms following cuts to federal preschool program

The Spokesman-Review 04 Apr 2025
Spokane Colleges receives 80% of its funding for child care, around $16 million, as a Head Start grant recipient overseeing 11 different centers for infants and children up to 4 years old.
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Missouri House finishes work on $48 billion state budget plan

Business Journal 04 Apr 2025
... plan almost certain to grow as the upper chamber adds more money for public schools and child care.
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Umpqua’s Helen Casey retiring after over 50 years in banking

Gazette-Tribune 04 Apr 2025
The couple soon started a family and had their first child. “My very first job was taking care of the kids,” she said ... We cared for the customers and the community cared for us,” she said.
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Republicans moving ahead with Trump's 'big' bill of tax breaks and spending cuts amid tariff uproar

Times Union 04 Apr 2025
and global economy ... Democrats argue that Republicans are focusing on tax breaks for the wealthy at the expense of the programs and services millions of Americans rely on for help with health care, child care, school lunches and other everyday needs ... .
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Republicans moving ahead with Trump’s ‘big’ bill of tax breaks and spending cuts amid tariff uproar

Boston Herald 04 Apr 2025
By LISA MASCARO ... Democrats argue that Republicans are focusing on tax breaks for the wealthy at the expense of the programs and services millions of Americans rely on for help with health care, child care, school lunches and other everyday needs ... ....
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Blunt Rochester, Colleagues Demand Reversal of Mass Firings of Head Start, Office of Child Care Employees (Lisa Blunt Rochester)

Public Technologies 04 Apr 2025
"The Administration's decision to reduce staff comes at a time when it is increasingly expensive to run child care and early learning programs, the cost of child care continues to be out of reach ...
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Iowa GOP lawmakers divided over pesticide bill, DEI bans and CO2 pipeline limits

The Gazette Cedar Rapids 04 Apr 2025
House and Senate Democrats argue Republican lawmakers have done little to lower costs for Iowans, and have ignored their proposals to help Iowans access affordable housing and child care.
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Colorado Mountain College debuts New York-based community college program to boost graduation rates in rural Colorado

Summit Daily 04 Apr 2025
... the financial support element of the program will look like, though some of the possibilities include stipends for transportation like gas cards, or assistance with things like housing and child care.
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At 6ft 8in, I was called 'Bigfoot' and couldn't get a date. But I'd love ...

The Daily Mail 04 Apr 2025
By most metrics on dating apps, I am a pretty good catch ... So, I tick all the boxes... or all but one ... The world isn’t made for people my size ... Another asked if I could lift him up like a child (which I could, but that was all he seemed to care about) ... .
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Florence man charged with assaulting 2-year-old at Stevensville childcare center

Longview News-Journal 04 Apr 2025
A 22-year-old Florence man is a facing a felony charge after allegedly assaulting a 2-year-old at a Stevensville childcare center owned by his family ....
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With cost of children a top concern, MT Dems and GOP hardliners advance tax credit bills

Victoria Advocate 04 Apr 2025
In the Montana House, the child tax credit is cruising through floor votes and acting as a horseshoe between most hardline Republicans and all Democrats ....
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Reader's View: Bill would ease Minnesota's child-care crisis

Duluth News Tribune 03 Apr 2025
But I’ve also seen firsthand how Minnesota’s child-care licensing system can be more punitive than supportive ... The child-care crisis has been a pressing issue for far too long, impacting families, educators, and our economy.
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