‘With this passing, I plan to run.’ Mass. lawmakers to allow parents to spend campaign funds on child care. - The Boston Globe The measure is among the hundreds of policy riders lawmakers tacked on to a nearly $4 billion economic development bill that the state Legislature sent to Governor Maura Healey’s desk on Thursday.

Thrilled it will FINALLY be law in Massachusetts that candidates for state/local office can use #CampaignFundsForChildCare, but aghast it took as long as it did (and after ~36 other states!).

A reminder that #mapoli is not nearly as progressive as its rep.

#CFCC www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/14/m...

How Campaign Funding For Childcare Is Helping More Parents Than Ever Run For Office As the drumbeat for more funding for childcare increases across the public and private sectors, a new report sheds light on how crucial this funding can be in getting a more representative government.

“A governing body governs best when it is the most representative of the people that it is meant to serve." -#Candace Valenzuela

Rd more about how #VoteMama is helping to make that a reality:
@forbes.bsky.social

#campaignfundsforchildcare #childcare