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WSJ Your Money Briefing

Child Care Will Be on the Ballot in Several U.S. States

WSJ Your Money Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

Business News, News

4.11.7K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

As child care becomes financially out-of-reach for many families, voters in several counties will decide next week on ballot measures to raise taxes and boost accessibility. Wall Street Journal reporter Harriet Torry joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss why affordable daycare is seen as vital to local economies. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Here's your money briefing for Thursday October 31st. I'm J.R. Whelan for the Wall Street Journal.

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The shortage of affordable and accessible child care has left many families with limited

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options.

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Next week, voters in several states will be asked to foot the bill to help ease the funding

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gap. The broad economic picture is that a lack of

0:55.0

affordable child care is just keeping people out of the workforce and that is stopping the economy

0:59.8

from growing locally. We'll talk to Wall Street Journal Economics reporter Harriet Tori.

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To address economic struggles in the industry, child care is on the ballot in many counties across the country.

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Wall Street Journal Economics reporter Harriet Torrey joins me.

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Harriet, under the ballot measures, how would child care be funded?

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