A small crowd of mostly women, some with children in tow, gathered on the steps of the Indiana Statehouse on Friday to protest what they say are catastrophic cuts to child care funding.
Indiana slashed public funding for child care this year, after temporary federal money ran out. Now, centers that serve low-income families have fewer children, and the state is paying them less for care.
Amanda Cox owns two child care centers in Martinsville. She’s been forced to lay off two staff members and cut wages for others…