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Multiple childcare bills on access, fraud advanced in Ohio House committee
The bills respond to Trump administration scrutiny of childcare fraud, though providers and prosecutors criticized the fraud measures during committee debate.
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Ohio House committee changes investigative, reporting provisions in childcare fraud bill
The committee removed a requirement to notify legislative leaders at investigation's end, citing lack of support for camera surveillance that childcare workers opposed.
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Trump childcare rule that will cost Ohioans goes final
Some Ohio families will pay up to $15,000 more annually for childcare—nearly four times more than any other state—after the rule takes effect July 13.
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Ohio House bill removes funding set aside for state childcare accessibility program
The committee stripped $5 million in funding for a cost-sharing childcare accessibility program that GOP lawmakers had championed for years.
