School Meals In The News

06.29.26 - News & Views with Joel Heitkamp: Amy Jacobson, Organizational Member for Together for School Meals and director of Prairie Action ND, visits with Joel Heitkamp on KFGO radio the School Meals at no cost to families. Listen here.

06.20.26 - Bismarck Tribune Editorial: Feeding kids should be top of priority list

06.16.26 - Public News Service: Free K-12 school meals could cost North Dakota up to $134 million

06.10.26 - Public News Service: Youth advocates push for action as ND sees spike in child poverty

05.27.26 - Valley News Live: MHA Nation joins ND school meals effort

05.14.26 - North Dakota Monitor: Free school meals measure in North Dakota approved for November vote

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