12/21/07 Generation Debt: Opportunity Maine named among ‘Ten Best Policies’ in the nation in 2007 |
| Posted by eric (eric) on Feb 12 2008 at 11:30 PM |
OPPORTUNITY MAINE NAMED AMONG ‘TEN BEST POLICIES’ IN THE NATION IN 2007
Last May I went up to Augusta to testify in favor of a citizen proposal to provide a state income tax credit to all Maine college graduates who stay in the state, to offset the cost of their student
loans.
Now the Drum Major Institute has named Opportunity Maine, conceived by a team of student and citizen activists including the League of Young Voters and former USM president Andrew Bossie, one of the ten best progressive policies of 2007.
Talk about killing two birds with one stone: with an innovative new program called
Opportunity Maine, the Pine Tree State is simultaneously addressing the
mounting burden of student loan debt and the economic development challenge of
retaining an educated workforce.
Congratulations guys!
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