SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon lawmaker wants to ask voters to allow tax credits to pay for tuition at private and religious schools.

The Senate Education Committee is scheduled to take up the idea Thursday, although it’s a longshot in the Democrat-controlled Legislature.

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