The New York Times this morning has a piece on soda taxes that gives a great big kiss to our parents blog–Better D.C. School Food–for its coverage of the meals being served in D.C. Schools. The Times is examining the utility of and politics surrounding soda taxes, such as the one now pending before the […]
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The Washington Post had a reporter parachute in on the “Healthy Schools” legislation headed for final approval in the D.C. Council Tuesday and write up a glossy and utterly superficial report on what the legislation will do. Too bad. Because as currently configured, D.C. schools are not equipped to deliver a “gold standard” level of […]
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D.C. Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3), who has vowed to pay for her “Healthy Schools” legislation one way or another, has asked colleagues to approve a tax on soda sales in the District of Columbia as a means of raising the estimated $6.5 million annual cost of the omnibus bill aimed at improving school nutrition […]
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