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Proposed US budget cuts could affect school meals

March 12, 2025

The US House Ways and Means Committee has proposed a $12 billion cut to school nutrition programs over the next decade as part of a broader effort to reduce federal spending by $330 billion. The School Nutrition Association and nutrition directors, such as Brenton Lexvold of Zumbrota-Mazeppa Schools in Minnesota, have voiced concerns that the cuts would severely affect budgets, especially in high-poverty areas that rely on the Community Eligibility Provision.
Full Story: KTTC-TV (Rochester, Minn.) (3/6)