By: Associated Press//February 16, 2016//
MADISON, Wis. — The state Assembly is set to take up Gov. Scott Walker’s college affordability package.
The bills include plans to lift the cap on tax-deductible student loan interest, boost grants for students, create internship coordinators and require colleges to keep students informed about their debt levels.
Democrats have complained that the package amounts to crumbs for struggling students. Republicans have countered that they have frozen University of Wisconsin tuition for four years straight and some of the concepts in Walker’s package came from UW System officials themselves.
The Assembly is scheduled to consider the bills during a floor session set to begin Tuesday afternoon. Approval would send the bills to the Senate.