E23: The Child Care Crisis in NH, w/Rep. Mary Jane Wallner

One of the most experienced and respected legislators in New Hampshire 400-member House, 23-term State Representative Mary Jane Wallner (D-Concord) has seen it all. She's been the Majority Leader, served under Democratic *and* GOP trifectas, and earned bipartisan respect along the way.MJ was *also* the Executive Director of one of Concord's best-known child care centers, serving as ED for 30+ years, and has perhaps the most sophisticated take on the struggles with both supply *and* demand in New Hampshire's child care infrastructure. In this episode, we spent a lot of time on a snowy weekend midday getting into the weeds on child care, as well as on other issues where MJ is leading, such as reforming the way we fund special education in New Hampshire.We hit on some fun topics, too - My wife and I have going to the Westminster Dog Show on our bucket list, but MJ and her husband have attended, and it is even more fun (if you're a dog person) than I imagined! Anyway, enjoy this show, and please rate and share it, as well.Learn more about the work Steve Marchand is doing at his Substack, at www.SteveMarchand.com, and at his political organization, www.MoveTheGoalpostsNH.com.