The two ballot measures would fund free meals for all public school students, give raises or stipends to cafeteria workers and provide grants to schools to purchase fresh ingredients from local farmers.
If there’s money left over from the taxes the two measures bring in, the funding could help shore up the SNAP program, also known as food stamps, for low-income families in the face of federal cuts.
We passed lunches for everyone in Minnesota a few years ago and even though we’ve been fortunate enough to be able to afford lunches for our kids before, it is wonderful to know that every kid is provided breakfast and lunch now for free. Done. No more of that “not enough money in your account, guess you get a bologna sandwich, not the meal everyone else gets” bullshit.
I am so used to being disappointed in Aurora politics, and they’re still counting, but Danielle Jurinsky (the councilwoman who sprouted all that bullshit about Venezuelan gangs taking over the city) is in third place in a race with 2 seats open. I was resigned to her getting reelected when I saw her term was up, but right now I have this feeling of post-election happiness I haven’t felt in a while.
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We passed lunches for everyone in Minnesota a few years ago and even though we’ve been fortunate enough to be able to afford lunches for our kids before, it is wonderful to know that every kid is provided breakfast and lunch now for free. Done. No more of that “not enough money in your account, guess you get a bologna sandwich, not the meal everyone else gets” bullshit.
Lunches have been free the last few years, from combo of federal and state budget reshuffling. This makes it permanent.
I am so used to being disappointed in Aurora politics, and they’re still counting, but Danielle Jurinsky (the councilwoman who sprouted all that bullshit about Venezuelan gangs taking over the city) is in third place in a race with 2 seats open. I was resigned to her getting reelected when I saw her term was up, but right now I have this feeling of post-election happiness I haven’t felt in a while.
And it’s official! She came in 3rd!!!