New national school voucher program included in ‘big, beautiful’ law, with no cap on cost
July 11, 2025
A new national school voucher program allocates up to $1,700 in federal tax credits for individuals who donate to organizations
A new national school voucher program allocates up to $1,700 in federal tax credits for individuals who donate to organizations
Respiratory therapist Joanna Bielski checks on a COVID-19 patient in the ICU at Rush University Medial Center on Jan. 31,
President Donald Trump holds up the “big, beautiful bill” that was signed into law as during a Fourth of July
The U.S. Capitol as lawmakers worked into the night on the “big beautiful bill” on July 2, 2025. (Photo by
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks with reporters before heading to the House chamber for a procedural vote
A sign identifies a repository near Edgemont where 4 million tons of radioactive tailings from a former uranium mill have
The U.S. Capitol on June 30, 2025. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — The final “big beautiful bill” approved
Republican Sens. John Barrasso of Wyoming, John Thune of South Dakota, Mike Crapo of Idaho and Lindsey Graham of South
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters as returns to his office from the Senate chamber at the
The U.S. Capitol on Sunday, June 29, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans’ revised tax
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Saturday, June 28, 2025. Hawley said he
The U.S. Capitol pictured on March 25, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom) I may be best-known
U.S. Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, speaks to the Brandon Valley Area Chamber of Commerce on Nov. 26, 2024, in
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, April 18, 2024. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) The U.S. Senate is
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., left, listens as Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, speaks to reporters outside of the
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters at the Capitol as lawmakers work on the “One Big
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, speaks to Rotary members on April 17, 2025, at the Elks Lodge
U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, participates in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., center, accompanied by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.,
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, April 18, 2024. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — Republicans and
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., right, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., hold a press conference
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., at the U.S. Capitol on November 20, 2024. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — U.S.
(Getty Images) If Republicans in the U.S. Senate pass the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” as written, 13,000 South Dakotans
Volunteers distribute food at Food Bank for the Heartland’s mobile pantry at an Omaha, Neb., elementary school in April. (Photo
Shelly Ten Napel, CEO of the Community HealthCare Association of the Dakotas, participates in a debate on Sept. 19, 2024,
Billionaire and SpaceX owner Elon Musk said in an interview with CBS News that he was “disappointed” in the U.S.
Feeding South Dakota is the state’s largest hunger-relief organization and a member of the Feeding America Network. (Courtesy of Feeding
U.S. Reps. Erin Houchin, R-Indiana, left, and Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, speak to the media during negotiations on a budget
U.S. House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris, R-Md., center, speaks to reporters on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at the U.S.
President Donald Trump arrives with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., for a House Republican meeting at the U.S.
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