AUGUSTA (AP) — A Senate vote is pending on Gov. Paul LePage’s bill that would allow state vouchers to be used in religious schools.
Senators could vote as early as today on the bill, which was rejected Thursday in the House 84-59.
The bill seeks to repeal a law that says only nonsectarian private schools may be allowed to receive public funds for tuition purposes.
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