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Seeing the need, more cities and states are stepping up to help provide child care

New York City isn't the only place pushing to expand free child care. We check in on this growing trend, and how states and cities are paying for it.

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Jennifer Ludden helps edit energy and environment stories for NPR's National Desk, working with NPR staffers and a team of public radio reporters across the country. They track the shift to clean energy, state and federal policy moves, and how people and communities are coping with the mounting impacts of climate change.
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