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Politics Apr 01

WATCH: Senate hearing examines whether to allow schools to serve whole milk

By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press

Health Apr 24

Students in their first day of school at Wilder Elementary School in Louisville, KY
USDA’s final rule for school meals will limit added sugars, sodium

Limits on added sugars in foods such as cereal, yogurt and flavored milk will start in 2025.

By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press

Nation Apr 10

FILE PHOTO: Republican Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds speaks in Des Moines
Iowa puts $1 million toward summer meal sites, still faces criticism for rejecting federal funds

The state is allocating $900,000 to schools and nonprofit organizations that participate in certain federal programs designed to serve summer meals and snacks in counties where at least 50 percent of children are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.

By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press

Politics May 24

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. April 20, 2021 after the verdicts in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis policeman found guilty of killing George Floyd, a Black man, in Minneapolis. Photo by Eric Miller/REUTERS
Minnesota governor signs ‘One Minnesota Budget’ in celebratory moment for Democrats

The so-called "One Minnesota Budget" includes funding for free school meals to kids and free tuition at public colleges for students whose families earn less than $80,000 a year.

By Trisha Ahmed, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

World Feb 03

Ice storm coats Texas
Watch 3:48
News Wrap: Winter storm may bring coldest weather in decades to Northeast

In our news wrap Friday, some of the coldest weather in decades descended on the Northeast and New England, the U.S. announced another big military package for Ukraine including longer-range rockets, Pope Francis arrived in South Sudan urging the country's…

Sep 12

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Families scramble for aid as pandemic-era free meal program for students comes to an end

By Lisa Desjardins, Karina Cuevas

The new school year brings the end of universal free meals for many students. In 2020, Congress gave schools waivers to provide free breakfast and lunches regardless of income, but that expired at the start of September. Students and families…

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Jun 24

Congress approves free student meal extension through summer

By Lisa Rathke, Associated Press

Final passage Friday of the Keep Kids Fed Act in the U.S. House came less than a week before rule changes for child nutrition programs were set to expire June 30.

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Jun 23

Students are at risk of going hungry this summer. Congress might have a fix

By Laura Santhanam

The bipartisan Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022, a reimagination of proposals earlier this spring that failed to gain traction, could extend these waivers through the end of the 2022-2023 school year.

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Apr 01

How this bill could help fill a critical gap in funding for school meals

By Laura Santhanam

With pandemic-era waivers for school meals set to expire June 30, schools are scrambling to figure out how to feed kids as soon as this summer if Congress fails to act. One bill in Congress could help.

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