Nearly 1 million low-income students would lose automatic access to free school lunches under a proposal from the Trump administration to limit people receiving federal food stamps. The administration says it seek to trim the cost of food assistance programs and close what it views as loopholes in who qualifies for them. Advocates say even more youth could lose free meals as the implications of the cuts ripple across low-income schools [USAToday]
Topping the news: The biggest chunk, about 40%, of state tax relief under a proposal pushed by Utah’s Republican lawmakers would go to those making $113,000 a year and above.