As cranes fill the skyline and new projects move from planning to construction, we must remember what makes all of this possible. It is not just the concrete, steel, or technology. It is the skilled men and women who install, power, maintain, and modernize the electrical systems that keep Ohio running. Whether constructing transmission lines, […]

Nearly 1,900 North Dakota families are on a waitlist for state childcare assistance. A bill draft to be considered for North Dakota’s upcoming special legislative session would add $9 million in state funding to get some of the neediest families off of the growing waitlist. “This is about low-income families who want to work,” said […]

Last month, New Hampshire Executive Councilors John Stephen and Joe Kenney published a column in NH Journal explaining their decision to vote down a childcare quality contract in favor of funding the childcare workforce grant. Since then, as new information has clarified the state’s inability to fund the workforce grant, they both said they stand […]

Every time I read an article about New Hampshire’s childcare crisis, I notice the same thing. The conversation almost always focuses on infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children. Those concerns are real and deserve attention. Families need affordable early care and education, providers need sustainable funding, and educators deserve wages that reflect the importance of their […]

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 […]

Applications are open for a new wave of $50.5 million in Rural Health Transformation Program grants through the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services. New grants are available across an array of topic areas including childcare for rural healthcare workers, technology support and equipment and technology upgrades for rural ambulance services. “These funding […]