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Colorado voters to decide fate of additional funding for school meals program, SNAP
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Two statewide ballot measures are up for voter approval early next month, the aim of which is to raise additional funds for free school meals program and help pay for the federal food stamp program. Both Propositions LL and MM are tied to the Healthy School Meals for All program, which voters approved in 2022.…
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Major donors back Colorado ballot measures to fund school meals and SNAP
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With just 17 days to go to Election Day 2026, the cash is rolling in for the only statewide ballot measures voters will face. Propositions LL and MM, both originating from the General Assembly, address the Healthy School Meals for All program approved by voters in 2022. The program has run a shortfall due to…
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Over 100 Colorado nonprofits back Prop FF for free school meals
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More than 100 nonprofit organizations signed on in support of a ballot measure seeking to provide free meals to all public school students in Colorado. Proposition FF, dubbed Healthy School Meals for All, would cap state income tax deductions for those with annual adjusted gross incomes of $300,000 or more, using the money to provide…