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  • Weekly Update

    This week’s highlights: Top News – KCPS seeks its first bond approval since 1967, but it’s just one of dozens of districts asking voters to fund facilities, teacher pay, and school safety upgrades.  Missouri Update – Aligned co-sponsors reception celebrating women in…

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  • Weekly Update

    This week’s highlights: Top News – Kansas Lawmakers Weigh Property Tax Relief Missouri Update – Early childhood council discusses program updates & strategic initiatives Kansas Update – Education policy proposals emerge in Topeka Additional Highlights – Brian Brush joins Aligned…

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  • Weekly Legislative Update

    This week’s highlights: Top News: In St. Charles County, the median household pre-tax income stands at $99,596. However, with an average tax rate of 26.8%, the net pay is reduced to around $72,503. This means that a typical family with two working parents can expect to spend…

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  • Weekly Legislative Update

    This week’s highlights: Top News – States like Missouri and Kansas have proposals that could provide tax incentives and regulatory relief for childcare providers to help buoy the broken business model that forces some providers to shutter their doors. Missouri Update – The Missouri Senate underwent…

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  • Weekly Legislative Update

    This week’s highlights: Top News – The House Workforce and Infrastructure Committee heard HB 1488 this week. This bill creates three tax credit programs totaling $60 million that childcare providers and employers can use to incentivize contributions and offset the cost of care. This legislation was…

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