Invest In Kids Scholarship program will expire without action during fall veto session
Three of Jasmine Bland’s five children have been able to attend St. Patrick’s Catholic School, and she hopes state lawmakers continue to help low-income families like hers afford high-quality educational options. “The culture there is more like family, which I prefer,” said Bland, a single parent who lives with her children on Springfield’s east side, works a minimum-wage job and recently began a second job waiting tables…