## Utah ends reduced-price school meals for kids, making them free instead. Here’s who is eligible.

Authored by sltrib.com

Utah families who currently pay reduced prices for school meals will soon get them for free after Gov. Spencer Cox approved a bill Tuesday that eliminates reduced-cost lunches.

An additional 40,000 students in kindergarten through sixth grade who currently pay reduced-price meals will now receive school meals for free after July 1 under HB100.

Right now, to receive free school meals, a family’s income must be at or below 130% of the federal poverty level — about $40,560 annually for a family of four.

Next academic year, these students will qualify for free meals.

A previous version of HB100 would have required Utah to keep supporting the Summer EBT program beyond this school year.

For Utah, that’s about $618,600 to secure over $31 million in summer food assistance for approximately 260,000 children across the state.

The bill also mandates that schools participating in the National School Lunch Program adopt food-waste reduction practices where feasible. »

### The Nintendo Switch 2 arrives on June 5th for $449.99

Authored by theverge.com

The Switch 2 will be available for preorder in North America from select retailers on April 9th and in European markets on April 8th.

Nintendo has set Switch 2 base pricing at £395.99 in the UK and €469.99 in Germany.

The console will come bundled with Joy-Con 2 controllers, the Switch 2 dock, a HDMI cable, a USB-C charging cable, and a Switch 2 AC adapter. »

### Emails Confirm Social Security Administration Canceled Maine Contracts As Political Payback

Authored by huffpost.com

WASHINGTON ― Emails show that the Social Security Administration canceled contracts with the state of Maine as political payback against its Democratic governor.

A week after Maine Gov. Janet Mills clashed publicly with President Donald Trump at the White House over transgender athletes in girls’ sports, Leland Dudek, the acting commissioner of Social Security, asked his staff about what contracts Maine had with the Social Security Administration.

The Social Security Administration did not immediately respond to a request for comment. »

### South Western SD board asks district to uncover windows on gender-neutral bathrooms

Authored by local21news.com

The South Western School District school board discussed this week the latest on gender-neutral bathrooms in the middle school that sparked backlash from some community members when the district cut windows into the front wall.

The updates came during a board meeting Monday, where members discussed whether or not to remove the plywood that currently covers the Emory H. Markle Middle School bathroom windows.

Several board members tossed around the idea of eventually removing the front wall from the middle school bathroom, too. »

### Leaked Emails Expose Trump’s Devastating Revenge Plot on Dem. Governor

Authored by newrepublic.com

“Why are they allowing Fentanyl to pour into our Country unchecked, and without penalty.

What is wrong with them, other than suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome, commonly known as TDS?”.

“They have been extremely difficult to deal with and unbelievably disloyal to hardworking Majority Leader John Thune, and the Republican Party itself. »

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