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Families in Indiana often don’t have access to quality child care and early-learning education.
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Families in Indiana are struggling to afford diapers. Advocates say efforts to make diapers more affordable and accessible haven’t gone far enough.
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Current pay for juries in Indiana are equivalent to less than the minimum wage, court officials say, making it hard to get enough jurors. Indiana is close to creating a law that would double juror compensation, making them some of the highest paid in the nation.
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Fathers could be ordered by Indiana courts to pay for more expenses related to childbirth than before under legislation headed to the Senate.
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2022 was a unique year for Indiana’s labor market. New federal estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics suggest a record-high number of Hoosiers were working – but not as many as employers may need. Experts say such employment numbers don’t say much about why 2022’s labor market looked the way it did or about what the future holds.
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It appears for now employers are still posting more jobs than the state’s available job seekers can fill. Experts say one cause of that could be a lack of access to affordable child care in Indiana. A state Senate committee is considering funding a pilot program that would split costs between families, employers and the state to bring more parents back into the workforce.
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Indiana Senate Democrats want the legislature this year to focus on issues they say have been ignored for too long by Republicans.
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The Our Strong Start program hopes to connect potential entrepreneurs with advisors who can help them with issues like licensing or finding a space.
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High quality pre-K in Indiana is in short supply. It's estimated nearly two-thirds of children across the state don't have access to it. Part of the problem is a lack of qualified caregivers and some providers worry Indiana's near-total abortion ban will exacerbate the problem.
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Indiana child care providers say low wages and poor working conditions drive them from the field. So what does that mean for the economy?