Legislative budget committee partially restores cuts to needs-based assistance for families

By: Makenzie Huber

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: March 11, 2026

Words: 602

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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PIERRE — The South Dakota Legislature’s main budget committee voted Wednesday to partially restore cuts made to a federal-state program that provides needs-based financial support for families.

The same committee voted last year, due to lower-than-anticipated state revenues, to cut state funding for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families by 30% while authorizing the state Department of Social Services to use excess federal funds carried over from prior years. The change decreased state funding to …

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