Port: When lawmakers say the free meals measure will risk school funding, it's a threat

Port: When lawmakers say the free meals measure will risk school funding, it's a threat

MINOT — During their special session last month, North Dakota lawmakers had an opportunity to get ahead of a ballot measure that would cover the cost of school meals for families, and they punted. Most lawmakers voted for Rep. Mike Nathe's bill to implement that law in state statute (the ballot measure, unfortunately, is a constitutional amendment), but not enough of the "yes" votes were in the Senate. It failed for want of one flipped vote, so …