Lines will be getting longer for free breakfast and lunch at New Mexico public schools
In this image provided by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's office, the Democratic governor, center, holds a bill she signed during a celebration with sponsors Sens. Michael Padilla, right, and Leo Jaramillo, left, at Pinon Elementary School in Santa Fe, N.M., Monday, March 27, 2023. The legislation provides universal free school meals for New Mexico students. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — — Gov.
California and Maine have made universal meals permanent, legislation to do so is advancing in Vermont, and Nevada pitched in $75 million to extend free school meals for this school year. In Colorado, voters approved a ballot measure last fall giving school districts the opportunity to offer free lunches.
Signing of the legislation could impact nearly 70,000 students who normally would have had to pay for school meals, with department officials expecting a 5% to 10% increase in participation in districts that operate national school lunch programs.
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