What happens when families have extra cash on hand each month — no strings attached? Hundreds of moms in two different cities are finding out. Flint, Michigan, and Jackson, Mississippi, may be ...

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There's evidence that extra cash in hand can ease financial hardships for families, such as the Child Tax Credit — a tax break for eligible families with kids — and how its pandemic-era expansion had ...