ALBANY, N.Y. (Newsday)– Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday plans to propose expanding free school meal programs to cover the cost of breakfast and lunch for all of the state’s 2.7 million students.
The Democratic governor is expected to announce the proposal, known as Universal Free School Meals, at Westbury Middle School, according to a news release provided exclusively to Newsday by Hochul’s office.
