US EditionColorado voters approve tax increase on high earners to fund school meals, food stamps
The tax hike targets about 200,000 high-income households and will fund school meals, raise staff pay, and support SNAP administration amid federal cuts, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Coloradans voted to raise taxes on wealthy households to fully fund free school meals and bolster the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, with the Associated Press projecting Proposition MM at 57% support.
- Democrats in the state legislature referred Proposition MM after Proposition FF created the Healthy School Meals for All program in 2022, which faced funding shortfalls due to inflation and high demand.
- Proposition MM would limit deductions to $1,000 for individual filers and $2,000 for joint filers earning $300,000 or more, generating about $95 million and affecting roughly 200,000 households.
- The win ensures free meals continue statewide, raises pay for school meal staff, boosts local food purchasing, and any leftover funds will cover new SNAP administration costs starting next year.
- This is the second recent vote by Colorado to tax itself for school meals, with Proposition LL carrying about 64% support and letting the state retain $12.4 million amid rising program costs.
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AP Race Call: Colorado Voters OK Income Tax Increase to Fund Free Meals for Public School Students
WASHINGTON (AP) — Colorado voters approved a ballot measure on Tuesday that would raise state income taxes on households earning at least $300,000 annually to fund free meals for all public school students.
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AP Race Call: Colorado voters OK income tax increase to fund free meals for public school students
Colorado voters approved a ballot measure on Tuesday that would raise state income taxes on households earning at least $300,000 annually to fund free meals for all public school students. Previously,...
Colorado voters approve boost to free school meals program
Shannon Thompson, public policy and legislative chair for the Colorado School Nutrition Association, speaks at an event in support of two ballot measures that would shore up funding for the state's school meals program, in Lakewood in September. The measures, Propositions LL and MM, were passing Tuesday evening according to unofficial results. (Photo by Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline)Two ballot measures to fund Colorado’s universal school meal…
Colorado voters overwhelmingly approve new tax revenue to bolster funding for free school meals program
Colorado voters on Tuesday gave resounding approval to twin tax measures that will boost funding for the state’s free school meals program, according to unofficial election results. With more than 1.1 million votes reported — representing more than a quarter of the state’s total active registered voters — as of 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Proposition MM was passing with more than 57% of the vote, while Proposition LL was passing with over 63%. That repr…
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