A ballot proposition aims to put marijuana tax revenue toward easing Anchorage’s child care crisis

An Anchorage ballot proposition aims to address the city’s lack of child care through its existing marijuana retail tax. Proposition 14, which advocates call the “Care for Kids” measure, is backed by a bipartisan group. It would take the city’s marijuana sales tax money and dedicate it toward creating more access to child care and early education. It would fund reading programs, provide resources to increase funding, wages and staffing at child care and early education programs, and prioritize using school certain district facilities for child care programs. The measure...