Child care isn’t a political punching bag, it’s the cornerstone of a parent’s ability to participate in life outside the home ...

DARE TO CARE IS NOW CALLING ON THE COMMUNITY FOR HELP. WLKY’S DEANDRIA TURNER HAS A LOOK AT WHAT’S BEHIND THE SPIKE AND WHY ...

Republicans want to change or reduce key social safety net programs that provide health care, food benefits and financial ...

Currently an individual is allowed a credit against the tax otherwise due in the amount of 25% of the federal tax credit allowable for child and dependent care. In the new law, this credit doubles in ...

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Economic Security Illinois (ESIL) says Governor Pritzker’s signing of the Illinois state budget, which includes an expansion of the state’s child tax credit, is a &#82… ...

Senate Republicans included two child-care tax breaks — the child and dependent care tax credit and the employer-provided child care tax credit — championed by Sen. Katie Boyd Britt (R-Alabama).

On May 22, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would, among other provisions, boost the child tax credit to as much as $2,500. This would represent an increase from the ...

Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) said she is pushing to increase the size of the child and dependent care tax credit in the Senate as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Britt, who has previously ...

A new study from UCLA Health shows that the 2021 expanded Child Tax Credit helped prevent energy insecurity among middle-class families with children but provided no measurable benefit to the ...