US EditionColorado School Districts Support Free Meals Programs to Keep Kids Fed
Propositions LL and MM would raise taxes on households earning over $300,000 to secure $95 million annually for universal free school meals and related programs, affecting about 6% of taxpayers.
- This year, Colorado voters will decide Propositions LL and MM, determining the future of the Healthy School Meals for All program, with MM seeking to raise $95 million annually.
- Where the shortfall stems from, the program is underfunded because higher student participation and rising food costs increased expenses beyond initial estimates in the 2023-24 school year.
- Proposition MM would change deductions by capping state income tax deductions at $1,000 for single filers and $2,000 for joint filers, targeting people and couples earning more than $300,000 and affecting about 200,000 households, nonpartisan legislative staff estimates show.
- If voters approve both measures, Propositions MM and LL would fully fund Healthy School Meals for All, keeping every Colorado public K-12 student eligible for free meals.
- Supporters note broader benefits, including $1,250 saved per child and bolstered SNAP funding, with backing from Keep Kids Fed Colorado and Hunger Free Colorado this year.
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Another winner of Colorado elections? Funding for SNAP
Colorado’s only two statewide ballot measures this election cycle both passed handily on Tuesday night, delivering a major win for the state’s universal free school meals program at a time when food insecurity is in the spotlight. Propositions MM and LL will increase taxes on higher earners and allow the state to retain more tax revenue for the Healthy School Meals for All program, which provides free breakfast and lunch to all school children …
Another winner of last night’s Colorado elections? Funding for SNAP.
Colorado’s only two statewide ballot measures this election cycle both passed handily on Tuesday night, delivering a major win for the state’s universal free school meals program at a time when food insecurity is in the spotlight. Propositions MM and LL will increase taxes on higher earners and allow the state to retain more tax revenue for the Healthy School Meals for All program, which provides free breakfast and lunch to all school children …
Broomfield Enterprise
Colorado voters to decide fate of state’s universal school meals program
Two ballot measures that will determine the fate of Colorado’s universal school meals program hang in the balance in Tuesday’s election. Propositions LL and MM, if both pass, would direct tens of millions of dollars in new funding to Healthy School Meals for All, which was approved by voters in 2022 to feed all students across the state. While the program distributed more than 24 million new meals in just its first year, it has proved more costl…
The Fort Morgan Times
Fate of Colorado’s universal school lunch program hangs on Props LL, MM results
Three years ago, Colorado voters overwhelmingly said yes to raising taxes on the wealthy to pay for free school meals for all. Every eligible school district signed up for the program and students ate 25 million more school meals than the year before. But food prices continued to rise across the country and state officials quickly realized: The program needed a lot more money. The rising price tag — $50 million above estimates in each of its fir…
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