New 4% Tax on Wealthiest Residents Will Fund Free School Meals in Massachusetts

Public school students in Massachusetts are set to get a free breakfast and lunch after the state implemented a new 4 percent tax on the state’s wealthiest residents. Massachusetts is the eighth U.S. state to make free school meals permanent. “[F]ree universal school meals will literally change lives, full stop,” Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Massachusetts), said in a statement. “No child in Massachusetts…

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