The dietary guidelines, required by law to be updated every five years, provide a template for a healthy diet.
On Wednesday, the Nevada State Democratic Party hosted a press conference focusing on Governor Joe Lombardo's veto of 2023's school lunch bill.
Lyon County School District will continue to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students during the 2025-26 school year.
During the 2025-26 school year, WCSD will continue to provide free meals to 68 schools based on USDA programs.
Families can now apply for benefits to help with food while school is out.
The Food Bank of Northern Nevada Spring Break Kids Café kicked off on Monday. The Kids Café is a partnership between FBNN and the USDA that helps feed kids free meals even when school is out of session.
Today a roundtable was held at the Sparks Community Center by the Food Bank of Northern Nevada to talk about access to food and nutrition.
Washoe County School Board Member and mom Beth Smith wrote an Op-ed criticizing Lombardo's veto of a $43-million state funded universal free school meal program. A staffer for the Nevada Democrats delivered the op-ed in a lunch box to the Washoe County Republican Party headquarters.
In the most recent session, Governor Joe Lombardo vetoed a $43-million-dollar extension of the pandemic-era universal free school meals progra…
In June, Nevada governor, Joe Lombardo, vetoed the Universal School Meals Bill, which means Nevada K-12 students don't automatically get free meals like they did during the pandemic.