By Jason Hancock | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning,
Two programs built around helping families make private choices with public dollars are running into questions the state can’t seem to sidestep.
For MOScholars, a data exposure has reopened old fights over transparency, privacy and who gets to see how the voucher program is working. For childcare subsidies, a proposed cut that the Senate reversed — at least for now — has left providers wondering how much certainty they can promise parents and staff.
(Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent)
by Annelise Hanshaw
Democrats want new enrollments paused and lawmakers to investigate, while Republicans say the breach should be fixed without disrupting a program they argue is working for families.
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by Emma Jones
A proposed cut to child care subsidies was restored by the Senate, but providers say the uncertainty alone has consequences for staffing, accreditation and families already struggling to find care.
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COMMENTARY
by Lynn Schmidt
The Republican Party belongs to history, not to one man. The principled Republicans and conservatives are still here. And we’re not going anywhere.
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