LIVE IN PORTLAND, JIM KEITHLEY FOR MAINE’S TOTAL COVERAGE. TODAY GOVERNOR JANET MILLS ANNOUNCING HER STUDENT LOAN DEBT RELIEF PROGRAM HAS RETURNED MORE THAN 140 MILLION DOLLARS TO MAINERS OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS. BUSINESS LEADERS IN THE STATE SAY THIS HAS HELPED RECRUIT AND RETAIN TALENT HELPING TO MAKE SURE MORE PEOPLE LIVE AND WORK IN MAINE. CATE MCCUSKER REPORTS. ELIGIBLE MAINE RESIDENTS CAN BE REIMBURSED THROUGH THEIR STATE TAX RETURNS FOR UP TO 2,500 DOLLARS OF STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENTS EACH YEAR. “FOR ANYBODY WHO HASN’T HEARD ABOUT IT, IT’S REAL. IT’S NOT A FAIRY TALE.” THE STUDENT LOAN RELIEF PROGRAM HAS BEEN IN PLACE IN MAINE FOR ALMOST TWO DECADES – BUT IN 2022 GOVERNOR JANET MILLS EXPANDED THE…

