New Poll Shows Overwhelming Bipartisan Voter Support for Taxpayer-Funded School Meals-Even if it Means a New Tax – WMCI (Mattoon)

New Poll Shows Overwhelming Bipartisan Voter Support for Taxpayer-Funded School Meals-Even if it Means a New Tax – WMCI (Mattoon)

In 2023, the General Assembly passed House Bill 2471, an initiative to provide universal school meals to all public school students in Illinois. However, the program remains unfunded. With one in six Illinois children facing hunger, advocates are calling on lawmakers to fulfill the promise of this policy; House Bill 2365 would appropriate $67 million.