In their 2025 budget plans released Monday, the state Assembly and Senate proposed hundreds of millions of dollars in new ...

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden shot down a bill which would have expanded the state's child care assistance program for ...

After years of dropping, the rate of families struggling to get by increased after the pandemic, leading more children to ...

South Dakota child care providers say they’re “heartbroken” over Governor Larry Rhoden’s veto of a bill intended to address ...

Here's a look at some of the major bills that made it to Gov. Larry Rhoden's desk — and those that didn't — this year.

Child care costs are sky high, averaging $17,000 a year and surpassing college tuition in 38 states. Families are struggling ...

Join Washington legislators and child care experts at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, for a live Zoom discussion on the ...

A state audit found some Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) applications in Montgomery County were not processed in a timely manner or with all required documents.

PIERRE, S.D. (KOTA) - Governor Larry Rhoden vetoed HB 1132 on Wednesday, which would have expanded the childcare assistance program beyond the low-income families that it is meant to prioritize.

The more than $1 billion in federal funding helped schools, child-care programs, and food pantries in 40 states to buy ...