Probably taking a break this week to focus on work: Next week. Apologies for the delay on the Cmas edition. More clarity on health care discussions.

3/ Expecting no payment and no words of praise -
Oh, great is our loss when we no longer find
A thankful response to things of this kind,
For the joy of enjoying and the fullness of living
Are found in the heart that is filled with thanksgiving

2/ The warmth of the sun, the fragrance of flowers,
The beauty of twilight, the freshness of dawn,
The coolness of dew on a green velvet lawn,
The kind little deeds so thoughtfully done,
The favors of friends and the love that someoneUnselfishly gives us in a myriad of ways,

2/ Today, we thank thee, God!

For ancestors with a vision
As wide and deep and high
And as filled with stars of promise
As the eternal sky,
For health and homes and country
And laughter, sweet and gay
For all of these - and love and faith
We thank thee, God, today!

6/ Any leftover funding from Proposition MM will go toward new state expenses to administer the SNAP, or food stamps, program. Colorado est it will cost the state $50M starting next year to administer new work req for SNAP participants enacted by the Trump admin and Rs in Congress."

5/ Before Prop FF, only children from families w low incomes cld access free school meals.
If Prop MM and another Healthy School Meals for All funding measure on the ballot this yr, Proposition LL, had both failed, then only certain students wld have been offered free school meals starting next yr.

4/ an additional $327 in taxes and the avg joint filer earning $300,000 or more wld owe an extra $574.
The change will affect an est 200,000 households, or ab 6% of households filing taxes in Colorado.
The new funding from Prop MM will ensure meals conti to be provided to all CO school children.

3/ Proposition MM will bring in new revenue by reducing the income tax deductions that can be claimed by Colorado households earning at least $300,000 in fed adjusted gross income. Nonpartisan legislative staff est the avg single filer earning $300,000 or more in adjusted gross income will owe

2/ program began to wane.
In 2022, voters passed Proposition FF to increase taxes on the same group of wealthy Coloradans to start the Healthy School Meals for All Program. The program did not hv enough funding to conti in future yrs bc of inflation & the program’s higher thn anticipated popularity.