Bill to help low-income families with education costs becomes law without LePage signature

Portland Press Herald: A $2.1 million bill to help low-income Maine parents pay their higher-education costs passed into law Tuesday without the signature of Republican Gov. Paul LePage.

The LIFT Act, or an Act To Reduce Child Poverty by Leveraging Investments in Families Tomorrow, can be used by parents in households earning 185 percent or less of the federal poverty level, or about $46,000 a year for a family of four. The funds would be available to those who are eligible for, but do not receive, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families benefits.

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