US EditionPoll: Voters say legislators whiffed by rejecting free school meals
- A poll found that 70% of North Dakotans believe legislators wrongly rejected funding for free school meals for K-12 students, as revealed by the North Dakota Poll.
- On February 24, North Dakota's House voted 54-39 against House Bill 1475, which proposed to allocate $140 million for school meals.
- In Colorado, lawmakers are addressing a $50 million shortfall for the Healthy School Meals for All program, which has exceeded its budget by millions.
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Poll: Voters say legislators whiffed by rejecting free school meals
A sizable majority of North Dakotans believe legislators got it wrong when they rejected two bills that would have fully funded school meals during the first half of the current legislative session, according to a new statewide poll.
Denver Post
Lamar LedgerColorado’s free school meals program is again on shaky ground — and lawmakers may ask voters to rescue it
Colorado’s universal school meals program has again blown past its projected costs by tens of millions of dollars, igniting a renewed search by lawmakers for ways to guarantee sustainability — through cuts or a financial boost — for the program. Voters approved the Healthy School Meals for All program in 2022 with the passage of Proposition FF. It gives all Colorado school children free breakfast and lunch, regardless of their families’ ability …
Poll: Voters say North Dakota legislators whiffed on rejecting free school meals
BISMARCK — A sizeable majority of North Dakotans believe legislators got it wrong when they rejected two bills that would have fully funded school meals during the first half of the current legislative session, according to a new statewide poll. A total of 70% of likely voters polled said rejecting the funding of school meals for all K-12 students was the wrong decision. Only 19% said it was the right decision, the latest North Dakota Poll found…
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