State Senate approves Kyle’s child care bill
“There’s just not spaces,” said Sen. Kyle, seen here in 2019. “They just couldn’t find child care. … And it’s causing some young parents to decide, will one of them have to (leave) the workforce?” (AP file photo)
Demand for child care far exceeds supply in Tennessee, but a bill passed Monday, March 8, by the state Senate could give state employees more options.
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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