CONWAY — A field hearing hosted at the Conway Public Library on April 19 by the N.H. House Special Committee on Childcare drew a crowd that aired concerns about child-care availability.
Appointed by Speaker Sherman Packard, the special committee is charged with proposing legislative solutions to address New Hampshire’s child-care crisis.
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