WASHINGTON — Under bipartisan pressure, the White House on Tuesday quietly abandoned a proposal to raise taxes on a popular program used to save for college.
President Barack Obama had proposed earlier this month to eliminate tax breaks adopted in 2001 for new contributions to 529 college savings plans. But he faced a backlash from members of both political parties, as well as operators and users of the state-based plans.
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