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Council Shifts Education Funds to Food Security | Seattle News
Seattle City Council President Joy Hollingsworth is pushing major changes to how a voter-approved education levy is spent, aiming to prioritize food security for students amid uncertainty over the state’s Millionaire’s Tax. She and Councilmember Dionne Foster want to pause a preschool voucher pilot, redirecting nearly a million dollars to existing school food programs, and delay a universal meals program until 2027-2028 to free up three million dollars for weekend and holiday food vouchers. Rooted in her background in cannabis farming, Hollingsworth’s proposals reflect a pragmatic…
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