Governor Kathy Hochul announces plan for universal child care in New York despite federal child care funding freeze.
Governor Kathy Hochul announces plan for universal child care in New York despite federal child care funding freeze.
WBAI Panel Why Zohran Mamdani’s Inaugural Speech Matters Nationally
Zohran Mamdani’s speech challenged austerity politics and redefined governance. A WBAI panel explains its national implications.
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All families in New Mexico will get free childcare in unprecedented policy move
All families in New Mexico will get free childcare in unprecedented policy move
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New Mexico is first state in US to offer universal child care
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Governor: New Mexico to provide universal access to child care
New Mexico will provide universal access to child care starting Nov. 1, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Monday during a news conference in her Cabinet room in the state Capitol.
The expansion represents a historic step forward in New Mexico’s ongoing efforts to bring early childhood services to as many children as possible, thereby improving their outcomes later on in life, Lujan Grisham said.
Rep. Katie Porter shreds Lindsey Burke, a right-wing Heritage Foundation official, who tries to say there's not enough money to invest in universal childcare. Porter delivers a brilliant breakdown on the nationwide need for an investment in universal childcare, points out how there's plenty of money available to invest in children for future, sexism in Congress and so much more.
Republican vice-presidential nominee Ohio Senator JD Vance has doubled down on his sexist remarks that Democrats are led by “childless cat ladies,” claiming the party is anti-family. He made the original comment on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show in 2021. He has also previously suggested parents should be given more votes than childless people. “I just find the entire line of attack to be ridiculous and also unpopular,” says New York Times opinion writer Jessica Grose, who notes that Republicans generally also oppose paid leave, universal child care and other policies that make it easier to have families. “There’s still this idea that if you are a woman, unless you bear children, you are somehow less than.”