School Meals In The News

04.11.26 - Fargo Forum: Port: School meals ballot measure is truly an 80/20 issue in North Dakota

04.10.26 - News & Views with Tyler Axness: Amy Jacobson of Together for School Meals

04.10.26 - News & Views with Joel Heitkamp: Robin Nelson is the Chair of Together for Schools

04.09.26 - North Dakota Monitor: Free school meals backers deliver signatures, paving way for fall vote in ND

04.09.26 - Bismarck Tribune: Group submits 57K signatures for free school meals measure to appear on ND ballot

04.09.26 - Wahpeton Daily News: Group submits 57K signatures for free school meals measure to appear on North Dakota ballot

04.09.26 - Fargo Forum: Group submits 57K signatures for free school meals measure to appear on North Dakota ballot

04.09.26 - Prairie Public: Group delivers "No-Cost School Meal" petitions to Secretary of State

04.09.26 - KFGO News: Group behind free breakfast and lunch proposal turns in petitions to North Dakota Sec. of State

04.09.26 - KVRR TV News: Nearly double the signatures needed turned in to get free school meals on the ballot in North Dakota

04.09.26 - KFYR TV: 57K signatures for free school meals ballot measure submitted to ND Secretary of State

04.09.26 - Valley News Live: Free school meals backers deliver signatures, paving way for fall vote in ND

04.09.26 - Prairie News Services: ND universal school meals proposal gains ground

04.09.26 - The Flag 1100 AM: Together For School Meals turns in more than 57,000 signatures to get free school meals question on ballot in N.D.

04.07.26 - Fargo Forum: Thank you for drawing attention to free school lunch movement

03.31.26 - Fargo Forum: Port: The school meals ballot measure has collected an astounding number of signatures

03.04.26 - Plain Talk podcast with DPI Levi Bachmeier: Going backwards in average teacher pay, that's a problem

02.20.26 - Fargo Forum: Port: When lawmakers say the free meals measure will risk school funding, it's a threat

02.07.26 - Fargo Forum: In first month, North Dakota group behind free school meals collects a third of signatures needed for ballot

01.31.26 - Bismarck Tribune: Tribune editorial: Lawmakers will pay price for free meal vote

01.26.26 - Bismarck Forum: How each North Dakota lawmaker voted on a universal free school lunches bill

01.20.26 - Bismarck Forum Opinion: Port: Let's Give North Dakota Families One Less Thing to Worry About

01.20.26 - North Dakota Dem-NPL: Legislative Management Moves Forward Universal School Lunch Bill

01.20.26 - Grand Forks Herald: Lawmakers weigh school meal expansion ahead of special session

01.20.26 - North Dakota Monitor: 2 options for free school meals head to North Dakota special session

01.15.26 - News & Views with Joel Heitkamp: Citizen-led initiative to gather signatures for free school lunches in North Dakota

01.14.26 - KVRR News: Citizen-led initiative to gather signatures for free school lunches in North Dakota

01.14.26 - Valley News Live: North Dakota coalition seeks ballot measure for free school lunches

01.13.26 - KVRR News: “Together for School Meals” to hold first volunteer training in Fargo on Thursday

01.07.26 - North Dakota Monitor: Lawmaker working on free school meals bill ahead of North Dakota special session

12.23.25 - Bismarck Forum: Petition format approved for ND initiated measure on free school meals

12.23.25 - KVRR News: School meals ballot petition approved for circulation in North Dakota

12.23.25 - North Dakota Monitor: School meals ballot petition approved for circulation in North Dakota

12.23.25 - Valley News Live: ND Sec. of State approves petition format for school lunch funding

12.17.25 - KFYR TV: Rolette Public School offers free school meals to all of its students

12.17.25 - Forum Opinion: Port: This is why the school lunch ballot measure is going to pass

12.12.25 - WDAY Radio: Jay Thomas Radio: Robin Nelson guest

12.11.25 - KSJB Radio: ND Lawmakers Consider Cost of Free School Meals

12.11.25 - North Dakota Monitor: North Dakota lawmakers weigh impact of free school meal proposal

12.10.25 - KMOT TV: State lawmakers discuss funding, feasibility of free meal initiative for schools

12.06.25 - Bismarck Tribune Editorial: State needs free meals for all students

12.06.25 - Jamestown Sun: Effort underway to guarantee free school meals for all ND students

12.06.25 - Fargo Forum Editorial: ND voters should do what legislators won’t: have public schools pay for all students’ meals

12.04.25 - Minot Daily News: ND coalition readies ballot campaign for universal school meals

12.02.25 - KMOT TV: Coalition leadership discusses effort to make meals free for all North Dakota students

12.02.25 - Super Talk 1270: Will school lunches soon be free for students in North Dakota?

12.01.25 - WDAY News: Strong support shown for providing school meals, petition organizer says

12.01.25 - Knox Radio: North Dakota Coalition Readies Ballot Campaign For Universal School Meals

11.30.25 - Public News Service: ND coalition readies ballot campaign for universal school meals

11.28.25 - Minot Daily News: School meals ballot measure petition submitted to Secretary of State

11.26.25 - Bismarck Forum: North Dakota group files petition to provide breakfast and lunch to students

11.26.25 - Fargo Forum Opinion: Port: The conservative case for universal school meals

11.26.25 - News & Views with Joel Heitkamp: Ballot measure effort seeks to provide free school meals to North Dakota students

11.26.25 - KXNET News: New petition aims to make breakfast and lunch free for students in ND public schools

11.26.25 - MSN News: Petition submitted to provide free breakfast and lunch to North Dakota public school students

11.25.25 - KVRR News: Ballot measure would provide free school meals to North Dakota students

11.25.25 - KFGO News: Ballot measure effort seeks to provide free school meals to North Dakota students

11.24.25 - Plain Talk Podcast: The next logical step was to take it to the voters in an initiated measure

11.24.25 - North Dakota Monitor: Ballot measure effort seeks to provide free school meals to North Dakota students

11.19.25 - Fargo Forum Opinion: Port: Ballot measure in the works to have state pay for school meals