Minnesota parents are drowning in high child care costs. Lawmakers threw us a brick this session. • Minnesota Reformer

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Minnesota parents are drowning in high child care costs. Lawmakers threw us a brick this session. • Minnesota Reformer

Getty Images. I was sad but not surprised to see the recent headline “Proposed child care subsidy program… will not receive major funding.” I was expecting it: More than one lawmaker, when asked whether child care affordability would finally be addressed this session, has replied “it’s not a budget year.” How nice it would be if as a parent I could just tell my child care provider, “I’m sorry, I don’t have the money for this month’s tuition. It’…