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Barbara Mitchell opened the Aurora Lights Childcare Center at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in 2018. The church, in Juneau's Mendenhall Valley, ...

“That brought about the realization that had been talked about across the nation for decades: that there needs to be a public subsidy of childcare.” Usually, that training is unpaid and [can’t be completed on the job](http://health.alaska.gov/dpa/Documents/dpa/programs/ccare/Documents/Resources-Reports/CCL-Regulation-Change-Implementation-Plan-FAQs.pdf). She spoke to the House Labor and Commerce committee in support of Fields’ bill. A version of the bill “There haven’t been sufficient financial incentives for people to get training and stay in the sector.” “The state Department of Health administers ongoing streams of federal funding and regulates the childcare sector,” he said. “And it’s possibly one that a municipal government can’t afford on its own.” Fields said the idea is to give providers a voice when the state makes decisions about funding and regulations. Zack Fields introduced a bill that would give childcare providers the ability to collectively bargain with the state’s health department. Now, childcare workers, advocates and state legislators are calling for a collaborative approach to rebuilding the workforce. “(Childcare) centers seemed to be coming and going a lot for many different reasons,” Mitchell said. Hiring at Aurora Lights had been a challenge even before the pandemic.

Executive Officer of Shearer Woolhandler Training Glenn Haynes says the spike in interest is a surprise but will be a big improvement for the industry ...

Woolworths and Coles are among the grocery stores struggling against the tide of supply disruptions, inflation and a global shortage of wheat. Customers have ...

You could open a jumbo pasta shells store in my town & get rich quick." "There's a jumbo pasta shells shortage in my area. Journalist Jacqui Felgate was among dozens of shocked Australian customers who noticed their favourite pasta was missing from the shelves. "I'm serious. We thank customers for their patience." READ MORE: