Providers react to Rhoden's child care bill veto

Providers react to Rhoden's child care bill veto

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) -- South Dakota child care providers say they're "heartbroken" over Governor Larry Rhoden's veto of a bill intended to address the child care crisis in the state. An effort to override the governor's veto fell short in the House Thursday. The bill would have expanded subsidies from the state to help more child care workers, so they in turn, can afford child care expenses of their own. South Dakota child care advocates expe…

Rhoden vetoes first bill of tenure as Governor

(PIERRE, SD) — South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden has vetoed his first bill. House Bill 1132 would have expanded the child care assistance program beyond the low-income families that it is meant to prioritize. Governor Rhoden outlined the reasons for his VETO in a letter to the House of Representatives. “House Bill 1132 shifts South Dakota’s child care assistance program away from its core mission,” wrote Governor Larry Rhoden in the letter. “Cu…

With governor’s veto, all three child care proposals stymied during 2025 legislative session

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden has vetoed a bill offering financial assistance to a broader swath of child care workers. Rhoden’s Wednesday veto of House Bill 1132 closes the book, for now, on all three child care bills drawn up by a task force convened to study ways out of the state’s affordability and access woes – and the resultant difficulties for workplace recruiters. Lawmakers could override Rhoden’s action with a two-thirds vote of each c…

A veto has been vetoed

Last week Mayor Doug Diny issued a veto of a resolution passed 10-0 by the city council calling on the federal government not to make cuts to Medicaid, which would impact city residents on BadgerCare. On Tuesday, that veto was overridden. The city council voted 9-0 to override the mayor’s veto. Becky McElhaney abstained, and Chad Henke was not present for the vote. Diny said when the resolution was brought back to the council floor that his veto…