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Less than 10% of Ohio lawmakers are moms of minor children. They say it informs their lawmaking.

  • Megan Henry

About 9% of Ohio’s state lawmakers are moms of children under 18, according to a new report, giving them insight into issues impacting families with minor children, several said in interviews. The third Politics of Parenthood: Representation in State Legislatures report was recently published by the Vote Mama Foundation, a nonprofit organization that studies the […]

Commentary

Indiana parents deserve more childcare choice

  • David Mitchell, Edward Timmons

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration has proposed substantial changes to the rules governing childcare centers. Some providers and advocacy organizations warn that the changes could weaken quality or safety. As economic researchers who study regulation and occupational entry, we believe the proposal should be judged by a straightforward question: Which requirements protect children, and […]

Virginia

Va. lawmakers consider digital protections for children as app store accountability debate continues

  • Nathaniel Cline

Emily Harrison, a mother of two in the city of Roanoke, said federal lawmakers have not updated the country’s law to protect children’s online privacy in nearly 30 years, even as technology has changed dramatically.  “We’re just looking, as parents, for the same level of protections in the digital world that we have in the […]