How child-care subsidy funding shortage is affecting Rensselaer County

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Rensselaer County along with many other counties have run out of funding for child-care subsidies, leaving dozens of families scrambling to pay for after-school programs. Back in 2023, New York State raised the income eligibility for child-care subsidies. That meant more families qualified for it, but funding didn’t increase enough to cover [...]