Op-ed: The child care crisis is especially bad in Omaha. I'll fight in Congress to cap costs [View all]

[Omaha Steve]

FULL story: http://archive.today/wCRsq

John Cavanaugh 1 hr ago

The numbers don’t lie: The cost of living has dramatically increased under the Trump administration's chaotic economic policies that put billionaires and corporations ahead of working families.

Food is more expensive. Health care costs have gone up for most of us. Gas prices are dramatically going up because of the war.

But it’s child care that is the biggest monthly bill for thousands of Nebraska families — and the cost keeps rising.

The child care cost crisis is especially bad in Omaha. According to Lending Tree, Omaha is one of the most expensive locations in the country for average child care costs, as compared to average monthly rent costs.

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