Childcare is too expensive and too hard to find. A Nebraska lawmaker is working to change that

One July morning, Liz Arnold’s workday started with a knock at the door from someone less than 3 feet tall.

She was the first of two toddlers, both clad in strawberry-patterned T-shirts. The younger sibling was still in his mother’s arms as the pair were entrusted to Arnold for the day.

While the subsidy helps, it has drawbacks.

“We’re not getting paid the cost of care,” Arnold said…

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