With strict rules and limited tax benefits, Trump accounts aren’t right for every family—particularly if they’ re not eligible for government or private seed contributions. Here’s how they stack up ...

The Center Square's Carleen Johnson interviews Washington state auditor Pat McCarthy January 22, 2026 Video shows attack on Ilhan Omar during town hall The dollar is sinking. Trump thinks it’s great.

A fraud claim in the child subsidy program in Minnesota sparked chaos. A GOP senator says the same program in Michigan needs ...

In 2022, New York City lost an estimated $23 billion in economic activity due to parents leaving the workforce, paring down work schedules or modifying career ambitions due to an inability to meet ...

Some New Yorkers hope that raising a child in the city could become more affordable thanks to Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plans for free child care and preschool. By Emma G. Fitzsimmons When Mayor Zohran ...

New York’s child-care debate is being sold as a budget question. It’s not: It’s a child-outcomes question. Credit to Mayor Zohran Mamdani for putting this issue front and center. My party — the family ...

Seeking to show Americans that he’s concerned about affordability, President Donald Trump on Thursday released his long-awaited plan to tackle the high cost of health care. Light on details, the ...

The Trump administration announced a plan aimed at lowering health care costs in the U.S. on Thursday, just as Affordable Care Act open enrollment ends in most states. But the plan lacks key details ...

More day care subsidies for New York parents with low or modest incomes. More pre-K classes for 4-year-olds. Test programs in three counties that offer affordable care for kids younger than 3. Those ...

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