Unemployment rates rise in most states as more Americans look for work; 37 states gain jobs, By Christopher S. Rugaber (AP), Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune: “Unemployment rates rose in 28 U.S. states last month, partly because more Americans started looking for work and not all of them found jobs. Unemployment rates fell in 11 states and were unchanged in another 11, the Labor Department said Thursday…”
Day: July 18, 2013
Child Are Subsidies – Maryland
Md. child care subsidy program underfunded, By Tricia Bishop, July 15, 2013, Baltimore Sun: “Maryland’s Child Care Subsidy program, which gives poor families vouchers for care so parents can work or go to school, is so underfunded that it hasn’t met federal rate guidelines in a decade and still uses income eligibility criteria from 2001. The deficit prevents thousands of families from participating and relegates many of those who do to the least expensive care available — often the lowest caliber in terms of facilities, educational offerings and staff training…”