The decision that cost thousands of kids free meals
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One state's decision to decline federal nutrition waivers cost kids thousands of free meals — and advocates say it should be a warning to the rest of the country. After last month's deadly flooding, Kentucky residents say a local coal mining company needs to be held accountable. Plus, Lyft is defending its shortage of wheelchair-accessible vehicles by arguing it's not a transportation company. Here's what we're watching this Tuesday morning. |
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(Arin Yoon / NBC News) This summer, Missouri did not opt into federal child nutrition waivers, and it appears to be the only state that did not allow a grab-and-go option for its Summer Food Service Program, a pandemic-era benefit that vastly expanded access to meals, according to an exclusive NBC News analysis. The result was a dramatic drop in the number of meals kids in the state received: up to 97% fewer than they did last summer in some areas. Anti-hunger advocates warn that Missouri is a case study of what could happen for the rest of the country next summer. "We know what the policy solutions are that can end child hunger. We've tested them during the pandemic," one advocate said. "Yet we're taking them away and trying to go back to a sense of normal that wasn't working for many, many families and many, many kids." Read the full story here. |
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