Michigan Senate committee hears testimony on bills to lower child care costs and expand options

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: March 11, 2026

Words: 553

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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The Senate Housing and Human Services considered a package of bills on Tuesday to lower the cost of child care in the state, including a bill to essentially codify the state’s Tri-Share program, committee chair Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) explained.

That program currently provides child care benefits to families under a certain income threshold by splitting the cost of an employee’s child care between the employer, the employee and the State of …

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