Child Care Access Support Bills Pass Texas Legislature, Move to Governor

Child care access support bills pass Texas Legislature, move to governor

Proposals passed in the Legislature would prioritize child care access for the children of day care workers and create a website that lets employers help find...

Childcare access support bills pass Texas Legislature, move to governor

DALLAS — Childcare workers could soon find it easier to get support for their own children under a bill that’s headed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk after gaining approval by the Texas Legislature.

Ignoring the smoke signals

Arizona’s lawmakers missed an opportunity to make a dent in the childcare crisis this year.Well, kind of.First Things First, the voter-created state agency that supports early development programs for children 5 and under, made its first attempt at running a bill this session.The program is almost entirely funded by tobacco taxes — 80 cents on every pack of cigarettes, specifically. But people aren’t smoking cigarettes as much as they used to, a…