Stories tagged: "childcare"

Family Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) speaks during a June 3, 2021 virtual luncheon hosted by Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics. (Screenshot)
Family ‘I Don’t Think It’s Controversial’: Johnson on Opposing Childcare Help

The two-term Republican senator has historically opposed increasing government assistance for working-class families.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski January 31, 2022 12:23 pm CST
Economy A teacher at Community Care Preschool & Childcare in Beaver Dam teaches 2-year-olds about the parts of their face using a game and a song about snowmen. (Photo by Cara Spoto)
Economy Wisconsin Childcare Advocates Holding Out Hope for Build Back Better

Advocates say Build Back Better is needed to rescue a childcare system in crisis that pairs high costs and low availability for parents with low pay for providers.

Cara Spoto Cara Spoto January 11, 2022 3:13 pm CST

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FILE - Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels, left, speaks as former President Donald Trump, right, listens at a rally Aug. 5, 2022, in Waukesha, Wis. Michels casts himself as an outsider, although he previously lost a campaign to oust then-U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold in 2004 and has long been a prominent GOP donor. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File) Elections Connecticut Businessman Michels Will Run for Wisconsin Governor After Defeating Kleefisch
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