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Jennifer Legere: Government red tape is why our towns lack child care
10+ hour, 7+ min ago (846+ words) Our state has the weakest landfill regulations in the countr" Governor Kelly Ayotte is advocating for more nuclear power i" A Place to Grow operates three child-care centers in New Hampshire, and we are eager to open more. We have…...
Child care tax credit bill clears another hurdle
2+ week, 4+ day ago (634+ words) A key Senate committee unanimously embraced a House-approved tax credit for New Hampshire businesses that either create on-site childcare for their workers or help an existing provider expand by at least 12 slots. Here, Janessa Twombly held Hunter Brooks at the…...
John Randolph: Red tape kept child care facility empty for years
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (598+ words) This is exactly why HB 1195 is needed. Communities like Dover and Portsmouth want more affordable housing. Child care belongs in those communities too. But zoning delays can add months or years to already tight timelines, discouraging the small, community-scaled centers…...
Leanna Lorden: Child care affordability is economic infrastructure
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (1072+ words) EVERY MORNING, parents walk into child care programs across New Hampshire carrying more than backpacks and diaper bags. They're carrying worries about rent, utilities, health insurance, groceries, and whether their paycheck will last through the month. These pressures aren't abstract....
Megan Brabec: Kid-focused budget priorities deliver for families, economy and NH
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (845+ words) LAST WEEK, I testified at a Senate budget hearing in Concord " not as a policy expert but as a mom to a two-year-old who is living what many New Hampshire families are facing every day: child care costs that are…...