Lauren McNally recalls when the checks began showing up at her house in 2021. As part of the expanded, refundable child tax ...

Advocates for a CT child tax credit already have enough support, at least on paper, to send a bill to Gov. Ned Lamont’s desk.

All of Connecticut’s neighbors except for Rhode Island offer a state income tax-based credit to offset the costs of raising children, and Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee proposed his state’s first ...

Portage County Community Action Council Executive Director John Kennedy debunks myths about poverty in Portage County and beyond.

Spartanburg County in South Carolina is ground zero for the largest measles outbreak since 2000. One school has a vaccination ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer outlined a broad array of policy goals in her State of the State speeches over the years. How many materialized?

At their Valentine’s Day wedding, Mr. Banks read the verses of a song he wrote for his girlfriend of about six years, the artist Ashley Condina.

Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a bill that would create a tax credit for child care expenses for businesses, saying the legislation ...

The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit helps offset the costs of care for children under 13 and other qualifying dependents while you work or look for work. For 2026, you can claim a percentage of up ...

Gov. Tony Evers signed eight bills into law and vetoed a child care tax credit measure Thursday.

I would like to see a tax credit for companies investing in child care for their workforce to incentivize more businesses to consider helping meet this need for their employees ...

Companies have long been utilizing tax credits for R&D, clean energy and hiring that are substantial enough to influence corporate decision-making. Child care, however, was never in that category.