A new bill in Congress is trying to incentivize states to give parents time off work to spend with their kids.

We don’t often talk about child care and paid parental leave in the same conversation when it comes to public policy. But the reality is this: Our lack of statewide paid leave means many families need ...

When Minnesota launches its taxpayer-funded paid family and medical leave program on Jan. 1, it will be the 13th state to offer such benefits — and one of only a few that has built its system from the ...

In the last half of 2025, Gertrudis Espinal watched as, one by one, children left the child care program she runs out of her home in the Bronx. The city had run out of voucher money that her families ...

The kick off of Minnesota’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave program is just over two months away and the pressure is on for a smooth rollout. Taxpayers will have high expectations because most ...