Bill extending free college to National Guard families passes state Senate

A bill to extend higher-education benefits to the spouses and children of Pennsylvania National Guard members who re-enlist took a step forward Tuesday when the Senate unanimously approved it.Senate Bill 589, co-introduced by state Sens. Lindsey Williams, D-Allegheny County, and Mike Regan, R-York County, would create the Military Family Education Program, or Pennsylvania GI Bill for Families, which would provide five years of free college to Guard members’ spouses and children [...]