Chabeli Carrazana
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Economy + labor + equity @19thnews | she/her đ© ccarrazana(at)
http://19thnews.org
Moms take us behind the real cost of summer break, from finding caregiving to staggering time off work and even traveling out of the country for summer camp. âThe administration of this has exploded in terms of the burden on mothers," said
@inimai.bsky.social
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https://19thnews.org/2026/06/planning-summer-camp-childcare-costs/
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The shooting at Pulse, an LGBTQ+ club that had been a pillar of gay nightlife in Central Florida, reverberated throughout country and altered the course of countless lives. Ten years on, survivors and those close to the tragedy are still finding ways to heal.
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They never left Pulse behind. They just learned to carry it differently.
In 2016, a gunman killed 49 people and wounded dozens more at a pillar of Orlandoâs gay nightlife. Ten years later, the tragedy reverberates.
https://19thnews.org/2026/06/pulse-nightclub-shooting-10-years-later/
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Women candidates are on the ballot in some of 2026âs biggest Senate races, and some, like Julianna Stratton and Mary Peltola, have the potential to make history.
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The Senate races to watch in 2026
Republicans control the U.S. Senate with a 53-47 majority. For Democrats to win back the chamber, theyâd need to hold competitive seats while flipping four GOP-held ones.
https://19thnews.org/2026/06/senate-races-election-2026/
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In Mamdaniâs universal childcare plan is a little-known milestone: The city will open what appears to be the first free daycare for municipal workers in the country. It could be a model for cities that are childcare curious, but not ready to take the big universal swing.
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Under Mamdani, New York will be the first to open a free childcare center for city workers
The center, called The Little Apple, could be a model for other cities exploring ways to make life more affordable for workers.
https://19thnews.org/2026/06/mamdani-new-york-city-free-childcare/
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Summer activities are notoriously difficult to plan & can run families hundreds or even thousands a week. Itâs only getting more expensive. Weâd love to hear how youâre piecing together your kids summer plans+ how much youâre paying for it. Comments or đ© at ccarrazana [at] 19thnews.org
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One of my favorite interviews of the past year was talking to domestic worker organizer Allison Julien for this story. We wanted to look at how women of color have helped bring America closer to the promise of equality forged 250 years ago. It's out now!
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How generations of nannies and cleaners fought for â and won â their rights
It's an American story you likely havenât heard: Domestic workers have had to work to be included in Americaâs promise of equality, forging a model of grassroots organizing.
https://19thnews.org/2026/05/revolutionary-america-250-domestic-workers-history/
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Administrative assistants know youâre wondering whether AI is coming for their jobs. Theyâre not waiting to find out.
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The women who power America's offices are making themselves AI-proof
Administrative assistants know youâre wondering whether AI is coming for their jobs. Theyâre not waiting to find out.
https://19thnews.org/2026/05/women-administrative-assistants-ai/
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Moms are taking on debt, cutting back on personal medical care, delaying rent payments and skipping meals so their kids can eat. Federal cuts are poised to make things worse. Story by
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Mothers are stretching every dollar â and still finding ways to care for their families
They are taking on debt, cutting back on personal medical care, delaying rent payments and skipping meals so their kids can eat. Federal cuts are poised to make things worse.
https://19thnews.org/2026/05/mothers-rising-costs-care-families/
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From inside their employersâ homes, domestic workers â nannies, home cleaners and health aides â have watched attitudes on immigration shift to the right. They know some of the people who employ them may be the very people who want them out of the country.
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Employers trust them in their homes. But can immigrant nannies and cleaners trust their employers?
Domestic workers â many of them lacking permanent legal status â live in fear of their employers, who they say are now more likely to use their immigration status to exploit them.
https://19thnews.org/2026/04/immigrant-domestic-workers-employers-ice/
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Hope you'll spend some time w/ this incredible piece by
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. It reveals how the underfunded system set up to protect domestic violence survivors is unraveling under immense strain. Expertly done & w/ a lot of heart, told through the eyes of a survivor.
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Domestic violence organizations turn away thousands each day. Julia was one of them.
An already underfunded system is under even more stress, as cases have gotten more complex and the Trump administration has sown confusion.
https://19thnews.org/2026/04/domestic-violence-safety-net-funding-survivors/
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Single mothers, many of whom are commuting to work and shuttling their kids around, are among the hardest hit by rising gas prices due to the Iran war. As a single mom, âyouâre already underwater, and itâs almost like the gas puts weights on your feet.â
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âI canât keep upâ: Many single moms were struggling to get by. Then gas prices shot up.
Single mothers, many of whom are commuting to work and shuttling their kids around, are among the hardest hit by rising gas prices due to the Iran war.
https://19thnews.org/2026/03/iran-war-gas-prices-single-mothers/
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The community has been âshaken to its foundation,â said Monica Ramirez, the founder of Justice for Migrant Women. She and other leaders are now trying to push forward the farmworker movement and continue the work that many women â not just Chavez â spearheaded.
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The women leading the farmworker movement wonât let it be defined by Cesar Chavez
The sexual abuse allegations against Chavez have rocked them. But their focus is still on protecting other women.
https://19thnews.org/2026/03/women-farmworker-movement-cesar-chavez/
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Between January 1, 2025, and February 16, 2026, 363 pregnant, postpartum and nursing immigrants were deported, DHS reported in response to questions submitted by Sen. Patty Murray, a Washington Democrat. Sixteen miscarriages were recorded during that time period.
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ICE has been deporting pregnant and postpartum immigrants. Now we know how many.
The numbers offer the most detailed look at how many pregnant, postpartum and nursing people have been caught up in the immigration enforcement surge, despite federal policy discouraging the practice.
https://19thnews.org/2026/03/ice-deporting-pregnant-postpartum-immigrants-data/
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Labor leaders and organizers: Following the NYT's investigation on Cesar Chavez, we are looking to speak to women in the farm workers movement about how this movement is also about their contributions -- not just those of Chavez. đ© Reach out to me here or via email at ccarrazana [at] 19thnews.org
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Cuts to thousands of Social Security jobs led by Elon Muskâs DOGE have created a backlog that leaves grieving families struggling to access survivor benefits. "It feels like the system forgets that grief doesnât pause the bills,â one widow said.
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Widows are waiting months for the benefits meant to help them after loss
Cuts to thousands of Social Security jobs led by Elon Muskâs DOGE have created a backlog that leaves grieving families struggling to access survivor benefits.
https://19thnews.org/2026/03/widows-social-security-survivor-benefits/
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We spoke to Black women who started the Target boycott & who sustained it for a yr+. They'll likely never go back. Teacher Laverne Mickens put it like this: â[Black women] will say if & when itâs over. And I can tell you right now: That will be the 15th of never ever.â
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For many Black women, the Target boycott is not over. It may never be.
A faith leader announced the end of a yearlong âTarget fast,â but many Black women who helped launch the boycott say the movement wasnât his to call off.
https://19thnews.org/2026/03/target-boycott-black-women-protest/
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Parents, the U.S. Government Accountability Office is conducting research for Congress on large, investor-funded child care centers. This 5-min questionnaire asks for parent and staff experiences at this group of centers. Here's the link if you want to share yours:
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Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management
The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.
https://gaosurvey.gao.gov/jfe/form/SV_6sMS4tsRc1tG0js?Source=Orgs
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Thereâs still no federal paid leave policy in the United States, but 14 laws in 13 states and DC now extend coverage to an estimated 46 million people â a third of American workers.
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A record share of U.S. workers now have access to paid leave
Thereâs still no federal paid leave policy in the United States, but 14 laws now extend coverage to an estimated 46 million people.
https://19thnews.org/2026/03/paid-leave-policies-united-states/
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đFor a story, I'm looking to speak to folks who have faced delays or challenges accessing Social Security survivors or disability benefits, either for themselves or their children. You can reach me here or via email at ccarrazana[at]19thnews.org
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For generations, Black Americans have prepared their children for the realities of racism. As ICE expands its reach, more parents are navigating similar conversations. Just an expertly done story from
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How do you explain ICE to your child? Immigrant families are having 'The Talk'
For generations, Black Americans have prepared their children for the realities of racism. As ICE expands its reach, more parents are navigating similar conversations.
https://19thnews.org/2026/02/ice-immigrant-parents-families-the-talk/
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This story is SO brilliant.
@jkutzie.bsky.social
combs through the Epstein files to find how many prominent men in STEM privately disparaged women and excluded them from opportunities.
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The boysâ club: How Epsteinâs influence shaped the exclusion of women in STEM
In one email, an AI researcher suggested itâs âhard to be brilliant if you are worrying if you look fat or why another woman hates you.â
https://19thnews.org/2026/02/epstein-files-academic-research-women-scientists/
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A newborn in Minneapolis hadnât eaten for a day and a half. ICE agents took her mother when she went to work, trying to make money for diapers. Her 16-year-old and Bri, a local mother of two, saved that baby's life.
@chabeli.bsky.social
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When one mother was taken by ICE, another stepped in to donate breastmilk
Moms in Minneapolis are donating diapers, food and time to help families who have been ripped apart by ICE.
https://19thnews.org/2026/02/minneapolis-ice-mother-donate-breastmilk/
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A detail I don't want to get lost in this: So far, Bri and her network have helped more than 500 families with grocery deliveries and more than 300 with diapers and wipes. In just two months.
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Bri has a gofundme to help with essentials for other single moms
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Donate to Help Single Moms in Twin Cities stay Housed #ICEOUTMN, organized by B M
update- we have been able to pay one months rent for one family and help pur⊠B M needs your support for Help Single Moms in Twin Cities stay Housed #ICEOUTMN
https://gofund.me/94496b300
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In Minneapolis, for every story detailing the fallout of the federal crackdown, there are as many stories of people like Bri, a mom donating breastmilk for babies whose mothers are detained by ICE. Bri's story:
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When one mother was taken by ICE, another stepped in to donate breastmilk
Moms in Minneapolis are donating diapers, food and time to help families who have been ripped apart by ICE.
https://19thnews.org/2026/02/minneapolis-ice-mother-donate-breastmilk/
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The impact of Alex Prettiâs death has reverberated across America, but perhaps more deeply among the nationâs nurses and health care professionals â who see themselves reflected in the actions he took before his death. My colleague
@chabeli.bsky.social
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Nurses saw themselves in Alex Pretti's death. Now theyâre demanding justice.
Nurses have advocated for better working conditions for years. Prettiâs death elevated the ongoing challenges for a profession that is increasingly in the crosshairs of immigration enforcement.
https://19thnews.org/2026/01/nurses-alex-pretti-death-justice/
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In Prettiâs final moments, Jean Stone saw a nurse. To watch him come to the aid of a woman & reportedly askif sheâs OK, âThatâs something that a nurse says constantly in the process of a shift." Now, nurses are protesting, holding vigils, saying his name at picket lines
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Nurses saw themselves in Alex Pretti's death. Now theyâre demanding justice.
Nurses have advocated for better working conditions for years. Prettiâs death elevated the ongoing challenges for a profession that is increasingly in the crosshairs of immigration enforcement.
https://19thnews.org/2026/01/nurses-alex-pretti-death-justice/
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The first time it happened, a man was outside the day care recording. âThereâs nobody here,â he was saying into the camera on his phone. âCan I help you?â she asked him. The man said he was there because of Nick Shirleyâs video. He wanted to see the children.
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At day cares in Minnesota, strangers are showing up at their doors as parents scramble to protect staff
Parents are stepping in to be volunteer teachers or shuttle providers to work to protect an immigrant workforce.
https://19thnews.org/2026/01/minnesota-daycares-harassment-fear-ice/
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When Fay, the owner, went outside, a man was already there recording. âThereâs nobody here,â he was saying into the camera on his phone. âCan I help you?â she asked him. The man said he was there because of Nick Shirleyâs video. He wanted to see the children.
@chabeli.bsky.social
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At day cares in Minnesota, strangers are showing up at their doors as parents scramble to protect staff
Parents are stepping in to be volunteer teachers or shuttle providers to work to protect an immigrant workforce.
https://19thnews.org/2026/01/minnesota-daycares-harassment-fear-ice/
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Black women started 2025 with an unemployment rate of 5.4 percent. They ended it at 7.3 percent â the highest rate in four years. Black womenâs unemployment is now equivalent to White womenâs rate during the bleakest moments of the Great Recession.
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Black women's unemployment has skyrocketed. Hereâs what happened.
The rate is now equivalent to White womenâs during the bleakest moments of the Great Recession.
https://19thnews.org/2026/01/black-women-unemployment-rate-skyrocketed-2025/
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Black womenâs unemployment is now equivalent to White womenâs rate during the bleakest moments of the Great Recession.
@chabeli.bsky.social
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Black women's unemployment has skyrocketed. Hereâs what happened.
The rate is now equivalent to White womenâs during the bleakest moments of the Great Recession.
https://19thnews.org/2026/01/black-women-unemployment-rate-skyrocketed-2025/
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Cecil Elvir-Quinonez, who is still breastfeeding her youngest child, is awaiting deportation in a Louisiana ICE facility states away from her family and children. Gutting story from
@shefali.bsky.social
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A pregnant mother in ICE detention says sheâs bleeding â and hasnât seen a doctor in weeks
Cecil Elvir-Quinonez, who is still breastfeeding her youngest child, is awaiting deportation in a Louisiana ICE facility states away from her family and children.
https://19thnews.org/2026/01/pregnant-mother-ice-detention-medical-care/
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A full fact check on what's going on in Minnesota, wading through the politics & spin of this story. In short, there is no evidence of widespread child care fraud. We take you through the inspection data & government reports into the issue from the past decade.
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Here's what's really happening with child care fraud in Minnesota
Evidence is nowhere near the epidemic levels a viral YouTube video would suggest â but it hasnât stopped a crackdown on child care funding. Here's a fact check.
https://19thnews.org/2026/01/child-care-fraud-minnesota-fact-check/
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Emily Ramshaw
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The real story behind child care fraud in Minnesota is far less nefarious than what is purported. Hereâs what we actually know about child care fraud in Minnesota and elsewhere, and how day cares and families may be impacted by the new changes.
@chabeli.bsky.social
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Here's what's really happening with child care fraud in Minnesota
Evidence is nowhere near the epidemic levels a viral YouTube video would suggest â but it hasnât stopped a crackdown on child care funding. Here's a fact check.
https://19thnews.org/2026/01/child-care-fraud-minnesota-fact-check/
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The 19th is hiring two editors!!! (One of whom will edit
@chabeli.bsky.social
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and me!) I am biased, but truly cannot imagine a better place to work, or a better team to join!
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We're hiring an Editor
The 19th is hiring an editor to work closely with the editorial director to assign, shape, edit and publish stories to fulfill The 19thâs mission of serving women and LGBTQ+ people with timely, high-q...
https://19thnews.org/19th-news-editor-employee-hire/
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Child care workers, a substantial portion of whom are immigrants, are setting up detailed protection plans with the families in their care in case parents or the workers themselves are detained, leaving the children behind.
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Child care workers are building a network of resistance against ICE
Child care workers, a substantial portion of whom are immigrants, are setting up detailed protection plans with the families in their care in case parents or the workers themselves are detained, leavi...
https://19thnews.org/2025/11/ice-child-care-workers-network-of-resistance/
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âWhen they saw me, they knew something wasnât right,â Sandra said in Spanish. âAre we never going to see our mom again?â they asked.
@chabeli.bsky.social
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Child care workers are building a network of resistance against ICE
Child care workers, a substantial portion of whom are immigrants, are setting up detailed protection plans with the families in their care in case parents or the workers themselves are detained, leavi...
https://19thnews.org/2025/11/ice-child-care-workers-network-of-resistance/
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We finally have jobs numbers out this morning from September and take a look at this: big jump again in Black women's unemployment, now 7.5% from 6.7% in August. This figure has been ticking up all year. This is now the highest unemployment rate Black women have faced in 4 years, since mid-2021.
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For a story! Looking to speak to grandparents raising grandkids in New Mexico, particularly if they are under the age of 5. Let me know if you're interested! Email is ccarrazana [at] 19thnews.org
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Some of the very programs the Make America Healthy Again movement has said were the key to improving childrenâs health are now facing cuts by the Trump administration.
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The U.S. wants healthier children. So why is it scaling back its nutrition programs?
Some of the very programs the Make America Healthy Again movement has said were the key to improving childrenâs health are now facing cuts by the Trump administration.
https://19thnews.org/2025/11/make-america-healthy-again-children-nutrition-programs/
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Democracy in Color
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OUT NOW:
@19thnews.org'
@chabeli.bsky.social
discusses the role childcare plays in the larger conversation about âkitchen-tableâ issues & the economy. Listen now!
https://democracyincolor.com/podepisodes/2025/11/13/gender-is-the-story-with-the-19th-news-chabeli-carrazana
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Gender Is the Story with The 19th News' Chabeli Carrazana -- Democracy in Color
The 19th News' childcare and economy reporter Chabeli Carrazana discusses the unique beat she's formed and why reporting on the economy from a gender lens matters.
https://democracyincolor.com/podepisodes/2025/11/13/gender-is-the-story-with-the-19th-news-chabeli-carrazana
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So much is shifting heading into 2026 â the job market, the economy, the political landscape. We cover these changes every day, but we want to know what you need most. Please consider taking our audience survey â it should take no more than 8 mins of your time!
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Facing budget shortfalls due to the end of COVID funding, cuts to Medicaid in the Big Beautiful Bill and tariffs, states are turning to one place for cuts: child care. Many advocates in 2023 warned that a child care cliff was coming. Years later, itâs now here.
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States are quietly cutting child care funding â and families are out of options
Facing budget shortfalls due to the end of COVID funding, cuts to Medicaid and tariffs, states are turning to one place for cuts: child care.
https://19thnews.org/2025/11/states-cutting-child-care-funding/
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A GoFundMe for this teacher, who is a mother of two young children, has so far raised $70k:
www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...
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Getting new details on this now: As the arrest unfolded, teachers pleaded with the agents telling them the teacher had a work permit. The agents went into multiple rooms looking for teachers while children were present. One teacher hid with a child in her care while the agents stormed the facility.
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Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection. The arrest reportedly took place in front of children.
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âI have papersâ: Child care worker detained by ICE officers inside a Chicago day care
Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.
https://19thnews.org/2025/11/child-care-worker-detained-ice-chicago/
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134 Head Start programs across 41 states and Puerto Rico serving 58,627 children are at risk of closings as federal funds expire. Since the beginning of October, an additional six Head Start programs serving 6,525 children have been operating without federal funding.
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Head Start programs begin to shutter, leaving 65,000 kids at risk
The government shutdown has forced providers of the early learning and child care program for lower-income families to close across the country.
https://19thnews.org/2025/11/head-start-programs-government-shutdown/
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TV once made designated drivers mainstream, and 'Will & Grace' changed hearts on marriage equality. Now an effort is underway to get caregiving on screens â and perhaps influence paid family leave policy.
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Can Hollywood do for paid leave what Congress hasnât?
TV once made designated drivers mainstream, and 'Will & Grace' changed hearts on marriage equality. Now an effort is underway to get caregiving on screens â and perhaps influence paid family leave pol...
https://19thnews.org/2025/10/hollywood-caregiving-paid-leave-tv-film/
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ICE has recently targeted patients in hospital maternity wards and on their way home from prenatal visits. As a result, many patients are skipping virtually all of their pregnancy-related health care. ~250k babies are born every year to immigrations w/o permanent status.
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ICE fears put pregnant immigrants and their babies at risk
Fear of deportation is deterring people without permanent legal status from critical care. Doctors are worried for their health â and the health of their pregnancies.
https://19thnews.org/2025/10/pregnant-immigrants-ice-fears-deportation/
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If you haven't had a chance to catch it, Make a Circle is a beautiful, heartbreaking look into the child care workers doing absolutely essential work every day in a society that has yet to value them. It's really worth a watch, and now streaming on PBS! Watch here:
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