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Daily Montanan: Governor’s office, bill sponsor say they are open to phase-out of for proposed Montana Child Tax Credit

by Karen Gilbert | Jan 28, 2023 | Media

Caitlin Jensen, with the early childhood policy organization Zero to Five Montana, said the open-ended tax credit could help offset the costs of housing, transportation, child care and food. She said even a minimal credit has a positive impact on reducing poverty. But...

Helena Independent Record: Bill revises Indian Language Preservation program, elevates tribes

by Karen Gilbert | Jan 28, 2023 | Media

Carrie Spotted Bear, a tribal policy coordinator for Zero to Five Montana, said the bill “uplifts Montana tribal families and communities.” “Saving our tribal language is vital to growth and development of each tribe,” she said, adding that many tribes have lost...

Helena Independent Record: Governor’s child tax credit, adoption bills moving through process

by Karen Gilbert | Jan 28, 2023 | Media

Caitlin Jensen, the executive director of the Zero to Five Montana program, said that the cost of raising children has never been higher and that even though the organization also supported a different child tax credit bill carried by a Democrat that took a broader...

January 2023

by Karen Gilbert | Jan 11, 2023 | Newsletter

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December 2022 Special Edition – Policy Agenda

by Karen Gilbert | Dec 16, 2022 | Newsletter

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