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Montana Republicans consider launching new child tax credit — but there's a catch

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Shea Kumaewa and her 1-year-old daughter Asa play in their Missoula home on Jan. 19, 2023. (Courtesy of Shaylee Ragar/ Montana Public Radio)
Shea Kumaewa and her 1-year-old daughter Asa play in their Missoula home on Jan. 19, 2023. (Courtesy of Shaylee Ragar/ Montana Public Radio)

Lawmakers in deep-red Montana are weighing whether to give cash to families struggling to pay the bills. But some parents are being left out.

Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes looks at state efforts to expand the child tax credit with Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, a senior writer who covers politics for FiveThirtyEight.

This segment aired on February 16, 2023.

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