Author: Tamra Ryan
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Why you should care about child care
Child care can be a challenge for all working parents. Parents with older children who are beyond the stage of needing child care may recall with a shudder the juggle they managed between high quality, consistent care and their jobs. Historically, low-income families that needed child care for their children 0-12 years could apply for…
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Perspective: An investment in kids
The Trump campaign is doing it. The Harris campaign is doing it. And Colorado is doing it. Are Child Tax Credits the way to reduce poverty and put more Americans on the ladder to economic prosperity? It might be too soon to tell, but the Colorado investment is a sign that state lawmakers believe the…
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Don’t let labor shortage hobble Colorado | GUEST COLUMN
When it comes to employment, Colorado appears to be doing great. In May, the labor force participation rate in Colorado was the fourth highest in the country, with 68.6% of 16-to-55-year-olds working. The unemployment rate in April was only 2.8%. During this same period, the number of open jobs was 243,000, or 2.7 jobs per…
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PERSPECTIVE: Making work worth it
Chronic unemployment is one of the major drivers of poverty in the U.S. today. For individuals employed during the majority of 36 months, the incidence of poverty is only 2.6%. Creating incentives to move into the world of work and stay has a huge impact on economic mobility. However, for many low-wage workers, getting and…