A sea change for child care
A version of this column originally appeared in Michigan Advance In less than a week, I will be retiring after more than three decades of working to improve public policy […]
There are 1.4 billion reasons for a bipartisan investment in child care
A version of this column appeared in Michigan Advance After years of restrictive policies that prevented most families from receiving any assistance with their child care costs, coupled with very [...]
Michigan needs to take advantage of this historic opportunity to fix child care
A version of this column appeared in the Alpena News The COVID-19 public health and economic crises raised awareness of both the importance of child care to the state’s economy […]
Child care financing reform is a critical next step for Michigan families and the economy
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Child care financing reform: A critical next step for Michigan families and the economy
You are reading a brief. To see the full version of this report, click here. The worldwide COVID-19 crisis raised awareness of both the importance of child […]
No child care, no economic recovery
The column originally appeared in The Alpena News on August 19, 2020 Child care will be a major factor in Michigan’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery. If small child care businesses cannot […]
With the 2020 budget completed, attention turns to large 2021 deficit
To fight the COVID-19 virus and save lives, Michigan was forced to take measures that slowed the economy and had an unavoidable impact on the state’s revenues and budget. In […]
Balancing the Michigan state budget during a global pandemic
Michigan is Facing Unprecedented Public Health and Budget Crises The rapid expansion of COVID-19 across the country and world changed our lives in many ways, including the need to protect […]
The COVID-19 public health crisis has now become a fiscal crisis
This column originally appeared in Michigan Advance on April 24, 2020 Part of the disorientation that so many of us are experiencing right now stems from the reality that COVID-19 […]