After two years of repeated failures trying to control the shape of a school voucher program, the governor is giving up on the legislation.
Instead, this year's legislative agenda includes bills that focus on aiding adults going back to college, adjusting teacher evaluations and liability laws, transforming state-employment to mirror private sector employment and installing a tax on out of state companies.
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