Budget negotiations are heating up in the New York state legislature as lawmakers race to meet the April 1 budget deadline. For Assembly District 100 Assemblymember Paula Kay, high utility bills, childcare,…
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Rural Families Still Without Child Care Assistance 7 Months Later, Despite Hochul’s Child Care Push
This is the fifth story from Health on the Margins, Radio Catskill’s limited investigative series exploring the region’s fragile healthcare systems. Monticello resident Deborah Ocasio is a mother of two children, Jacob…
Reporters Roundtable: Hochul Leans Into Affordability, Immigration Fight in State of the State Address
Governor Kathy Hochul used her fifth State of the State address to position herself as a defender of New Yorkers’ pocketbooks — and a bulwark against what she described as federal overreach…
Child Care Pause Leaves Sullivan County Families Without Affordable Options
Since July, families in Sullivan County have faced uncertainty after officials announced a pause on enrollment and recertification for New York State’s Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) due to a funding shortfall….
A Closer Look at Gov. Hochul’s Affordable Child Care Proposals
As she prepares for her fourth State of the State address, Governor Kathy Hochul has been promoting what she calls an “affordability agenda.” Three components of that agenda involve child care. From…