After more than a year of debate, New Hampshire childcare providers received a direct answer this week on childcare workforce grant funding.  In a series of letters exchanged between federal officials, state officials, and an advocacy group, it has been determined that federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, dollars cannot be used to […]

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear joined a coalition of Democratic state officials in suing to block the Trump administration from getting access to sensitive data of families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits.  Filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., the lawsuit said that the Administration for Children and Families had issued a notice […]