Wisconsin GOP continues to ignore the state's child care crisis

 

Poster:  Community Change

Pat Kreitlow, founding editor of UpNorth News, reports:

May 12 will mark the 4th annual Day Without Child Care. Some providers will close their doors or limit their hours in order to show why the childcare crisis deserves attention and funding from the Wisconsin Legislature. 

But with federal pandemic aid running out, Republicans this past Thursday responded to parents, providers, and Gov. Evers with a middle finger of sorts by pulling Evers’ request for help out of the budget bill entirely. 

There’s a chance Republicans could choose to provide a smaller funding level at a later date, but past actions and remarks indicate they don’t see the shortage as a problem worthy of their attention.

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