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Good morning! It's Ann Schimke with Chalkbeat Colorado.

In 2024, Colorado lawmakers created a new tax credit for workers who support young children or older adults. Now, preliminary state numbers show a strong uptake among early childhood workers for the 2025 tax year. Read more.

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