“State lawmakers should not be prioritizing one investment over another. Montana families need both child care and financial support through the tax code to invest in their children and maintain employment. It’s not an either/or proposition: Montana lawmakers should pass the state child tax credit and make essential investments in child care.”
Many thanks to our partner Ashley Burnside with the Center for Law & Social Policy for working on this with us.
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