Opinion: Joe Dalia: I Went Hungry as a Child, It’s Why I Love Tim Walz
Joe Dalia is a privacy attorney, a former startup co-founder, and proud girl dad running for State Assembly in Nevada (District 29)
Last spring, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz made one of the defining decisions of his administration. He rightly decided to make sure kids were fed instead of appeasing political opponents fretting that someone, somewhere might be getting away with something. He signed a bill making Minnesota, at the time, one of just three states to guarantee school meals to all kids–regardless of household income.
It was a common-sense reform that recognized the importance of making sure kids don’t go hungry while trying to learn. It should’ve been a no-brainer for other states to follow suit, yet a few months later, in my home state of Nevada, a nearly identical bill was met with a surprise veto from our Republican Governor, Joe Lombardo.