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Ryan Fecteau, Speaker of the House (Biddeford, ME)

IDEA CATAGORY: COVID, Jobs and Entrepreneurship, Safety Net

Investing in Affordable Child Care in Maine

NewDEAL Leader Speaker of the Maine House Ryan Fecteau is working to meet the needs of Maine residents struggling to find affordable, quality child care by sponsoring a bill that would require several state agencies to prioritize the training and recruitment of more workers into the childcare profession. Additionally, once COVID-19 relief funds that will be used for a similar purpose are exhausted, the legislation would allocate $4.5 million each year to continue supplementing higher wages, as chronically low wages make worker retention and recruitment difficult. Read more about Rep. Fecteau’s bill here.

A Model Job-Training Program

IDEA CATAGORY: COVID, Jobs and Entrepreneurship, Safety Net

This week, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh visited San Antonio, where he praised NewDEALer Mayor Ron Nirenberg’s...

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James Gore, Supervisor (Sonoma County, CA)

IDEA CATAGORY: COVID, Jobs and Entrepreneurship, Safety Net

Sonoma County's Resilience Fund Aims to Combat COVID Inequalities The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors...

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