Texas boosts child care subsidies, By Robert T. Garrett, May 25, 2010, Dallas Morning News: “While some states curtail low-wage workers’ subsidies for child care, Texas has avoided cuts, the Texas Workforce Commission said Monday. An infusion of $215 million in federal stimulus money since July has helped the state offer more child-care assistance, while the slow economy has knocked people out of work and slackened demand for child care, said commission spokeswoman Lisa Givens. The waiting list for aid was at about 14,000 children last month, down from an average of 33,000 per month in fiscal 2008…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty