In this edition, you'll find articles comparing state budget and revenue solutions as lawmakers head toward a possible special session. You'll also read about an upcoming national campaign to raise parents' awareness of the well-researched benefits of early learning and a blog post on the nationwide call to Congress to preserve access to nutritious food for the nearly 1 in 4 children who faced hunger this past year. 

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In this edition, you'll find an op-ed co-authored by Dr. Benjamin
Danielson, Children's Alliance board vice president, making the case for improving children's health by taxing candy and soda. You'll also read a feature about Marcelas Owens, a child health care advocate and participant in the Children's Alliance's 2010 Have a Heart for Kid's Day, who is on his way to Washington, D.C., to honor his late mother's memory by urging lawmakers to provide everyone what his mother lacked: access to health care.

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In this edition, you’ll read about how state budget cuts all over the country are threatening child welfare services, such as home-visiting programs (strongly supported by the Children’s Alliance) that have a proven track record of lowering rates of child abuse and neglect, and improving kids’ chances of succeeding in school and life. You’ll also read about progress the Obama administration is making toward extending federal health care assistance to states.

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In this edition, you'll read more about the House and Senate budget and revenue proposals, which put some vital services for children and families at risk of cuts. In our top story, KPLU quotes Children’s Alliance Deputy Director Jon Gould, who cautions that cutting Working Connections Child Care subsidies would push thousands of parents out of the work force. You'll also find stories about how crucial a child’s first five years are for building lifelong intellectual skills.