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Democrats are united behind a push to pass child care legislation, but with a divided Congress, hopes are low that anything will pass despite bipartisan agreement that something must be done.

The former South Carolina governor and ambassador to the United Nations is one of a handful of high-profile women to have sought the Republican presidential nomination.

Stephanie Thomas, the first Black woman to be Connecticut’s secretary of state, has several priorities this year, including sorting out the specifics of how voters can get to the ballot box before Election Day.

Many store shelves remain bare as the private and government response struggles to produce results and federal aid dries up. For parents of color most of all, it’s been a year of pain and panic.

Analysis | How those in both parties are speaking about issues that disproportionately impact women and LGBTQ+ people will be a major factor in the upcoming race.

Organizers hope it will advance their campaign to raise $1 billion for Black girls and gender-expansive youth over 10 years. 

The five subjects in ‘A Secret I Can’t Tell’ — some of them now parents themselves — reflect on the impact secrecy and homophobia had on their lives.

Of the respondents, 17 percent have already taken steps to leave Florida, and 11 percent have considered transferring their children to other schools. 

But with only about 2 percent of tradespersons identifying as women, recruitment and retention initiatives by unions are just scratching the surface.