July 8, 2024: Midday News

The New York City area is under a heat advisory for Monday and Tuesday. Also, worker advocates in New Jersey say $100,000 in the new state budget isn't enough for education and enforcement of the new Domestic Worker Bill of Rights. Worker advocate organizations had lobbied for five times as much funding. Plus, as New York City families across the five boroughs struggle with child care costs, the low-cost and sometimes free “extended-day and year care” city program remains underutilized. Some providers say the application process is too complicated and lengthy. WNYC’s Michael Hill speaks with reporter Karen Yi to learn more about the obstacles to signing up.