Some In Minnesota Want COVID Policy Of Free Lunch Meals For All To Be Permanent

By Caroline Cummings, CBS Minnesota

December 14, 2022

There's no such thing as a free lunch. But some Minnesota lawmakers and advocates say there should be for every student in school.

That was the story for the first two years of the pandemic, thanks to a COVID-era expansion of the program by Congress to cover all kids regardless of income requirements.

That expired this fall, but with Minnesota's large $17.6 billion surplus and food insecurity soaring, there's a renewed focus on a proposal to make universal school lunch permanent state policy.

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