A bipartisan effort in the form of a federal bill introduced this month seeks to do away with fried and sugary foods in school cafeterias and vending machines and replace them with healthy fare.
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a co-sponsor of the Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act, talks to Newsweek about the impact the bill would have on schools, vendors, and students, if the legislation were to pass.
A version of this news article first appeared in the Around the Web blog.
