Clinton offers college tax credits

At Plymouth State University today, Clinton proposed a new college tax credit worth $3,500.

Taxpayers could claim 100 percent of their first $1,000 in spending on college, and half of the next $5,000.

She offered up a wide range of other ideas to lower the cost of college and make it available to more young people, including boosting Pell Grants for low-income students and handing out incentive grants to help improve community colleges. She would double the scholarship to AmeriCorps participants to $10,000, and allow people to apply for financial aid on their income tax statement.