Corrine Hendrickson of New Glarus has been a leading advocate on behalf of other childcare providers, but now she says she’s standing at a crossroads because of the new state budget—what’s in it and, more importantly, what was not done for the people whose work makes the workforce possible. Also: State Sen. Jeff Smith talks about something else missing from the state budget: funding to support our veterans who become homeless.

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