“In the Legislature’s other chamber, Sen. Josh Kassmier, R-Fort Benton, is spearheading a bipartisan push to create a series of child care tax credits to combat Montana’s mounting crisis…’It’s a really good policy, it’s a good start,’ Caitlin Jensen said. ‘Given where we’re at in our economic realities — the costs of food are really high, the cost of child care is really high — this isn’t going help to address all those things. But we know just from data and research that this level of tax credit, just getting money … it helps a lot with a lot of those costs that come with raising young children.'”
Montana Free Press: Addressing Helena’s Child Care Issues
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