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Low- and middle-income families would get $700 per child

“It puts money in the pockets of struggling moms and dads all across the state,” he said during a Statehouse news conference. “And when we put money in the pockets of those working parents, we know that they can’t afford to save so they’re going to go out and spend that money on shoes for their kids, on health care that they’ve put off for too long, on food for their teenagers who love to eat.”

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Walmart to close Plainfield location

Felicia McCranie, director of corporate affairs for Walmart, said the decision to close the Plainfield store was made after a review of more than 5,000 stores nationwide for financial viability. She said the Plainfield store “underperformed,” despite the fact Walmart was completely remodeled last year with several self-check out lanes at the front of the store and an expanded grocery area.

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