Advocates again ask South Dakota governor to endorse summer food program operating in 39 states

By: John Hult

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: October 13, 2026

Words: 933

Last Updated: 4 days, 13 hours ago

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Thirty-four South Dakota organizations and businesses have asked Gov. Larry Rhoden to support a program that offers debit cards for food to low-income families during the summer months.

The program is federally funded, but is administered by states.

The governor’s deputy secretary of education told South Dakota Searchlight that the administration is “taking another look at the program requirements and associated costs” after years of resistance to accepting the federal money. …

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