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Man shooting air rifle near Utah day care is person of interest for wounding toddler
SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — A man shooting birds in suburban Utah with a .22-caliber air rifle is a person of interest for wounding a toddler in the head outside a day care center this week, authorities said Wednesday. The child is recovering in a Salt Lake City hospital. The man is...
Toddler shot by stray bullet at Utah day care while playing outside
SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — A 2-year-old boy shot in the head by a stray bullet while playing outside at day care in Utah is in stable condition, the facility's owner and authorities said Tuesday. Spanish Fork police believe the bullet came from a pellet or air gun shot from a...
Vermont's GOP governor could veto Democratic-led Legislature's key social plans
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont’s fiscally conservative Republican governor said Wednesday he hasn’t decided whether to veto a number of key social programs passed by the state’s Democratic-controlled Legislature, but that he believes lawmakers are spending too much money. ...
Mississippi removes hurdle to child care for low-income single parents
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Single parents in Mississippi — one of the poorest states in the nation — no longer face a nearly 20-year-old state policy that made it difficult for them to get financial help paying for child care, officials and advocates said Monday. Since 2004, single...
Editorial Roundup: Texas
Austin American-Statesman. May 14, 2023. Editorial: Texas daycare centers and parents need help. The Legislature can provide it. If a budget is a ranking of state spending priorities, then assuring quality daycare for Texas children and relief for their cash-strapped...
Vermont Legislature adjourns after expanding childcare and housing; governor hints at vetoes to come
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Democratic-controlled Vermont Legislature has adjourned for its 2023 session by passing an $8.4 billion state budget, the largest in state history, as well as expanding child care and housing. But Republican Gov. Phil Scott hinted at a veto of some of that legislation...
Governor says California's budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's budget deficit has soared to nearly $32 billion, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday as he announced a plan that would cover the shortfall this year while potentially leaving the state with multibillion-dollar deficits in the future. Newsom, a...
New Mexico proposal would extend free child care, boost pay
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico would extend indefinitely no-pay child care for most children up to age 5 with increased payment rates to private and public child care providers under proposed regulations announced Monday. New Mexico's current child care subsidies — among the...
Brazil's school violence mirrors US. Its reaction doesn't
About two weeks after a man killed four children in a Brazilian daycare center, authorities already have rounded up some 300 adults and minors nationwide accused of spreading hate speech or stoking school violence. Little has been revealed about the unprecedented crackdown, which...
Transgender, library, child care bills move in North Dakota
North Dakota House lawmakers passed three bills Friday that would restrict transgender people’s access to bathrooms, remove sexually explicit materials from the children’s section of libraries, and expand child care assistance in the hopes of combating the state's workforce shortage. ...
