Universal free lunch ballot measure passes easily in Colorado

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Universal free lunch ballot measure passes easily in ColoradoColorado voters approved a ballot measure to provide free meals for all public school students, according to a call from The Associated Press.The measure will help schools pay for the meals by raising $100 million a year by increasing taxes on the state's richest residents."I believe every kid should eat, no matter what income their parents have," said Maria Olvera, a voter and mother of a school-age daughter in Westminster, noting food is getting pretty expensive.The measure will also fund pay increases for frontline school cafeteria workers, helping deal with staff shortages and would incentivize schools to buy Colorado products.Some questioned whether free meals for all was needed, especially since low-income students will keep receiving free meals under current law."

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