Lawmakers pass bill loosening child care regulations in effort to expand access — but without adding new funding.

Officials say proposed changes would set off a trigger law, potentially ending coverage for hundreds of thousands of people in the state.

The spending plan would also direct some dollars to Medicaid, but less than what the state health department asked for.

With no state budget in sight before July 1, state senators passed a narrower spending bill — but it would need approval from ...