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7/13/21 New law will require Maine public schools to provide free meals to all students WCSH-TV (Portland, Maine)
5/19/22 New law requires Illinois schools to offer a plant-based lunch alternative to students FoodService Director
1/16/24 New Jersey expands free school meal access FoodService Director
2/22/22 New bill seeks raise reimbursement rate for school lunch FoodService Director
6/14/19 New act would allow schools to serve whole, 2% milk WJAC-TV
3/28/24 Nevada ends free school meal program KRNV-TV
7/13/23 Nearly 5 million kids might miss out on food assistance if these states don’t act by Friday CNN
10/18/19 Nearly 5 Million American Kids Are Obese, New Study Finds HealthDay
5/11/20 Nearly 1 in 5 US kids are obese, according to latest data AP News
4/14/21 Nationwide Waiver of Community Eligibility Provision Deadlines in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs USDA
10/16/19 National School Lunch Week: Free and Reduced lunch makes all the difference for students WZDX-TV
2/1/24 National school lunch program could be banned from serving lab-cultivated meat Food Safety News
10/30/20 My students are up against COVID-19, economic despair, online learning and heedless adults USA Today
7/16/20 Mpls Public Schools extends free meals program; St. Paul Public Schools hits milestone with 5 million meals served KARE 11
2/5/19 Most U.S. kids not meeting sleep, exercise and screen time targets Reuters
2/22/23 Most Colorado districts opts into universal meal program Chalkbeat Colorado
9/7/23 Most Americans support giving all kids free breakfast and lunch at school, new poll finds Chalkbeat
9/26/23 More students gain eligibility for free school meals under expanded US program The Associated Press
5/26/23 More states line up to serve free school meals to all kids Stateline
11/18/22 More states consider universal free school lunch after federal assistance ends ABC 15 Arizona
1/20/20 More Pizza And Fries? USDA Proposes To 'Simplify' Obama-Era School Lunch Rules WUSF-FM
6/1/23 More high-poverty schools tap into federal policies to serve free meals K-12 Dive
6/13/23 Montana adopts automatic enrollment for free, reduced price school meals NBC Montana
2/14/24 Momentum builds for universal school meals in N.Y. Spectrum News
12/18/23 MN's no-cost school meals draw interest from research community Public News Service
2/5/24 MN school nutritionists want state to address length of lunchtime WJON-AM (St. Cloud, MN)
2/13/19 MN Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Support Farm-to-School Programs Public News Service
5/29/18 MN Food Resources for Kids When School's Out Public News Service
3/8/24 Minnesota’s free school meals push driving big jump in breakfasts MPR News
3/14/23 Minnesota Senate passes bill for universal school breakfast and lunch Star Tribune
8/12/19 Minnesota seeks applicants for farm-to-school and farm-to-childcare grants Star Tribune
11/21/22 Minnesota schools that give alternative meals to students with meal debt are breaking the law, state attorney general says FoodService Director
3/13/20 Minnesota schools advised to stay in session Star Tribune
1/11/24 Minnesota school meal participation jumps after adopting universal free meal program FoodService Director
1/25/21 Minnesota middle school awarded $10,000 grant for new breakfast program CCX Media
1/15/19 Minnesota lawmakers grapple with filling gaps during shutdown Star Tribune
9/27/21 Minnesota high school commits to offering more plant-based protein meals KMSP-TV (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn)
4/7/21 Minnesota Foodservice Director Honored for Work Morrison County Record
11/15/18 Minnesota district receives more food and supplies for significantly less effort District Administration
9/22/23 Minnesota district faces lunch challenges Valley News KVLY-TV
2/27/24 Minnesota bill would provide free milk to students who bring lunch from home FoodService Director
10/12/20 Millions of students struggle with hunger CBS News
3/9/22 Millions of kids face risk of hunger if Congress doesn't extend pandemic school lunch waivers CNN
10/11/23 Millions of kids are newly eligible for free school meals — but many will likely miss out Chalkbeat
3/21/22 Millions of children will miss healthy school meals when pandemic relief expires NPR
8/26/20 Millions of children threatened by hunger need Congress to come together CNN
4/30/19 Milk machine helps curb waste at elementary school Food Management
4/5/23 Milk companies commit to reducing sugar in school milk FoodService Director
12/30/20 Miguel Cardona, Biden’s Pick for Education Secretary, Stares Down a Long To-Do List US News
7/13/22 Miffed over navy bean recipe, students take on federal school lunch program Agweek

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