Democrats announce bill to restore child care support stripped from state budget

Child-care workers in Manitoba receive up to $5/hour boost to wages

Child-care workers at provincially funded centres in Manitoba are getting what Early Childhood Learning Minister Tracy Schmidt called the largest boost to their wages in the province's history, with some seeing hourly increases as high as $5.

Democrats announce bill to restore child care support stripped from state budget

Democratic lawmakers are circulating a draft bill to extend the soon-to-end state child care support program and fund it with $480 million that was stripped from the 2025-27 state budget. The proposed legislation follows action earlier this month by Republican…

Assembly Democrats push for state childcare investment

MADISON – State Rep. Brienne Brown, of Whitewater, on Thursday joined with other Assembly Democrats in introducing a bill that seeks to invest state dollars in childcare, after Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee cut funding for the Child Care…

TOOTRiS and Capital Services Join Forces to Empower Employers with Child Care Benefit Options

New Partnership Expands Access to Affordable, Reliable Child Care for Employees in Healthcare, Manufacturing, Non-Profits, and Government Contracting. SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES, May 23, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- TOOTRiS, the nation’s largest real-time Child Care Benefits platform, is excited to announce a strategic partnership with Capital Services, a premier provider of employee benefits solutions. Together, they will help employers across …

Affordable housing, child care top Madisonians’ state budget wish list

Lawmakers Dianne Hesselbein and Lisa Subeck held Madison listening sessions about the state budget. Residents were worried about federal spending cuts.