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Lawrence council approves $130,000 to extend emergency childcare vouchers through April
Summary
The City Council approved a one-time $130,000 transfer to extend a local childcare voucher program through April, allowing roughly 70–78 children to remain covered while staff works to find longer-term funding.
The Lawrence City Council on March 4 approved a $130,000 appropriation to extend an emergency childcare voucher program, a move city officials said will keep roughly 70 children enrolled through April while staff seeks permanent funding.
Councilors voted to add the $130,000 to the earlier $170,000 already allocated, completing the $300,000 total the mayor’s office initially requested to extend the program that provides vouchers to low-income Lawrence families. City staff said the new $130,000 comes partly from funds the municipal airport declined to use…
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