Free school meals drive energized as North Dakota lawmakers choked

By: Jack Zaleski

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: April 15, 2026

Words: 556

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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How could majority Republicans in the North Dakota Legislature be so out of touch regarding the overwhelming sentiment for free school meals?

Republican supermajority members, many of whom have been elected again and again, should have some sense of their constituents’ feelings on the school lunch question. Poll after poll found that nearly 80% of those asked want the free-lunch option. Republican lawmakers surely understand that a number that high includes a …

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