Universal free lunch ballot measure passes easily in Colorado

A student prepares lunch in the cafeteria during the first day of school at Stamford High School on Sept. 08, 2020 in Stamford, Conn. (John Moore/Getty Images)

Colorado voters approved a ballot measure to provide free meals for all public school students, according to a call from The Associated Press.

By a comfortable 55 percent to 45 percent margin, they voted to create a program to provide those meals and help schools pay for them, according to election results.