Child care burst into the national spotlight at the Vance-Walz debate. Here’s why

Jenny Gold and Kate Sequeira | Los Angeles Times (TNS)

The vice presidential candidates appeared to find some agreement during their Tuesday night debate over child care and paid family leave, in the longest and most in-depth campaign exchange about these issues to date.

In California and throughout the nation, these issues are key to improving quality of life for families that struggle to take time off to care for a newborn or ailing loved one, or to find affordable child care....