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Local officials press delegation for TriShare pilot and answers on paused childcare subsidies
Summary
Beaufort/Jasper leaders urged state legislators to fund a voluntary TriShare childcare pilot and sought clarity after the Department of Social Services paused ABC scholarship dollars; Jody Levitt warned families and providers face imminent hardship if subsidies are not reinstated or replaced.
Local officials and a nonprofit director urged state legislators to support a regional childcare pilot and to clarify the status of recent subsidy cuts.
Organizers said eight jurisdictions passed resolutions requesting capital funding — described at the meeting as "a couple of million dollars" — to launch a voluntary TriShare pilot in Beaufort and Jasper counties. Under the proposed model, employers would pay one‑third, parents…
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