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La Tonya Johnson: “54% of Wisconsinites live in childcare deserts.”

Featuring: La Tonya Johnson, Democratic | Wisconsin Senate, District 6

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For the Record: Sen. LaTonya Johnson on Democrats' wins, losses in state budget process

Published | Video Starts at 03:29

And we know that child care counts was exceptionally important because we are slotted to lose 87,000 childcare slots. And for a lot of those parents, that means that they're not going to be able to go to work. 54% of Wisconsinites live in childcare deserts. and they can't afford to lose the slots that they have. So it's going to be exceptionally hard for me to support this budget knowing all of the inside information for those things that we didn't support that we should have. (03:29–03:35)

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Asserts that 54% of Wisconsin residents live in areas with insufficient childcare services.

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