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  "path": "/2026/03/25/attempts-to-restore-child-care-subsidy-funding-thwarted-in-the-missouri-house/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-25T12:00:31.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
  "tags": [
    "Education",
    "Legislature",
    "Betsy Fogle",
    "child care subsidy program",
    "Child Care Works",
    "Dirk Deaton",
    "kids win missouri",
    "Stephanie Hein"
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  "textContent": "The Missouri House rejected attempts by Democrats on Tuesday to restore $51.5 million in cuts to the state’s child care subsidy program. The program helps cover the cost of child care for more than 27,000 low-income and foster children statewide, according to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The department started a waiting […]",
  "title": "Attempts to restore child care subsidy funding thwarted in the Missouri House"
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