Lawmakers urge Kehoe to honor child care funding promise

Lawmakers urge Kehoe to honor child care funding promise

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Springfield lawmakers are calling on Gov. Mike Kehoe to reverse a recent decision delaying a child care payment program that was promised in his 2025 State of the State Address. Kehoe pledged in January that starting in July, providers would receive payments at the beginning of the month based on enrollment, similar to private pay. Fiscal 2026 began July 1, but the administration announced in a Dec 19 email that the roll…