In lawmakers’ final floor period of this session, most of the governor’s proposed college affordability package was approved — absent a key proposal that served as a cornerstone for the initiative. That bill, authored by Rep. John Macco, R-Ledgeview, and Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, would have eliminated the cap on the state’s tax deduction for student loan interest. But with a price tag of $5.2 million, it wasn’t brought to the Senate floor despite being approved by the Assembly.
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