2025 Colorado Proposition MM
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Colorado Proposition MM, officially the Tax Deductions and Revenue for School Meals Measure, is a legislatively referred state statute that will appear on the ballot in the U.S. state of Colorado on November 4, 2025.
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[edit]Shall state taxes be increased by $95 million annually by a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes to support access to healthy food for Colorado kids and families, including the Healthy School Meals for All program, and, in connection therewith, increasing state taxable income only for individuals who have a federal taxable income of $300,000 or more by limiting itemized or standard state income tax deductions to $1,000 for single tax return filers and $2,000 for joint tax return filers for the purposes of fully funding the Healthy School Meals for All program to continue paying for public schools to offer free breakfast and lunch to all public school students while also increasing wages for employees who prepare and serve school meals, helping schools use basic, nutritious ingredients, instead of processed products, and ensuring that Colorado grown and raised products are part of school meals; supporting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that helps low-income Colorado families afford groceries; and allowing the state to retain and spend as a voter-approved revenue change all additional tax revenue generated by these tax deduction changes?[1]
Background
[edit]In 2022, voters passed Proposition FF, which provided free breakfast and lunch to all students regardless of family income. To fund it, state income tax deductions were limited for those earning over $300,000 per year. Over $100 million was raised through the reduced deductions. Proposition MM was placed on the ballot with the intention to fully fund the program by further limiting income tax deductions.[2] It was proposed alongside Proposition LL.[3]
Impact
[edit]If passed, Proposition MM would raise close to $95 million through increased taxes, with any excess funding going to SNAP benefits.[4]
Endorsements
[edit]- Statewide officials
- Jared Polis, Governor of Colorado (2019–present)[5]
- State legislators
- Lorena Garcia, state representative from the 35th district[4]
- Dafna Michaelson Jenet, state senator from the 21st district[4]
- Katie Stewart, state representative from the 59th district[4]
- Rick Taggart, state representative from the 55th district[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Amendments and Propositions on the 2025 Ballot". Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
- ^ Woodruff, Chase (September 9, 2025). "Advocates launch campaign to fully fund Colorado's universal school meals program". Colorado Newsline. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
- ^ Wilson, Sara (August 23, 2025). "Colorado Democrats want to raise revenue for food assistance program". Kiowa County Press. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Gonzales, Jason (August 25, 2025). "Colorado's Proposition MM will now ask voters to fund free school meals, SNAP benefits". Chalkbeat Colorado. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
- ^ "Committee Passes Legislation to Protect Food Assistance for Colorado Kids & Families". Colorado House Democrats. August 22, 2025. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
- ^ Deal, Nathan (September 11, 2025). "Taggart among supporters of ballot items extending Healthy School Meals for All". The Daily Sentinel. Retrieved September 13, 2025.