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86 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
MS SB 2466, to provide eligibility for certain persons under the Child Care Payment Program (CCPP), died in committee on 2026-02-03.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MS HB 4058, on a tax credit for employers providing child care for employees, died in committee on 2026-02-25.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MS SB 2465 would transfer the first $40 million of unspent TANF funds from the prior FY to CCDF for child care vouchers; latest action: Died In Committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Columbus passed ordinance 1301-2026 to authorize the City Auditor to establish an encumbrance for payment of contract services with Columbus Early Learning Centers.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (columbus.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MD SB 672, Prince George's County - Expanding Access to Early Childhood Education and Child Care, passed its third reading with amendments on 2026-04-13.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Axios reports that private equity has become a rhetorical punching bag for many Democratic House and Senate candidates as many polls suggest Democrats could gain full control of Congress next week.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
IL SB 3202, Smart Start Grants-Head Start, added Sen. Javier L. Cervantes as co-sponsor on 2026-05-26.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Harriet's Wildest Dreams hosts 'Eat The Rich: A Workshop for Abolitionists' to build a national mass movement for racial, economic, social and environmental liberation.
Source: Mobilize public events (mobilize.us)
Vox reports Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, weighing a run for president, wants Washington to act fast on childcare, a major question for Democratic hopefuls as the next primaries begin to take shape.
Source: Vox (vox.com)
WV HB 4583, Victims of Communism Day, latest action on 2026-01-20: to House Education.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PA HB 2492, amending the Human Services Code to provide for notification of child care closure, was referred to Health & Human Services on 2026-10-13.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PA HB 1564 would amend the Human Services Code in public assistance, further providing for copayments for subsidized child care; latest action 2025-06-26: re-referred to Human Services.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
PA HB 506, amending the Human Services Code and providing for a Child Care Staff Recruitment and Retention Program, was referred to Health & Human Services.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
H.R. 444, the End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2023, was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on 2023-01-20.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
H.R. 3612, the End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2025, was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on 2025-05-23.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
H.R. 1206, the End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2021, was referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security on 2021-04-28.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
El Diario NY says proposed changes to Head Start put more than a federal program at risk.
Source: El Diario NY (eldiariony.com)
CA SB 1051 (Foster care: childcare) was chaptered by the Secretary of State on 2026-09-30 as Chapter 1002, Statutes of 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
CA SB 1200 on family daycare homes was held in committee and placed under submission following its August 13 hearing.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
A city resolution would increase the professional services agreement with Childcare Careers, LLC by $800,000, to a total of $2,050,000, for as-needed substitute teacher staffing services.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (oakland.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators