U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona speaks with families at the Mattie Rhodes Center in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent) Federal judges in Kansas and Missouri have blocked the full implementation of a student-loan forgiveness program proposed by the Biden administration that was set to launch July 1. The SAVE Plan, an […]
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona speaks with families at the Mattie Rhodes Center in Kansas City, Missouri, in September. (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent) Federal judges in Kansas and Missouri on Monday blocked the full implementation of a student-loan forgiveness program proposed by the Biden administration that was set to launch July 1. The SAVE Plan, […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Federal judges in Kansas and Missouri on Monday together blocked much of a Biden administration student loan repayment plan that provides a faster path to cancellation and lower monthly payments for millions of borrowers. The judges’ rulings prevent the U.S. Department of Education from helping many of the intended borrowers ease […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Federal judges in Kansas and Missouri on Monday together blocked much of a Biden administration student loan repayment plan that provides a faster path to cancellation and lower monthly payments for millions of borrowers. The judges’ rulings prevent the U.S. Department of Education from helping many of the intended borrowers ease […]
Trump criticized Biden‘s student-loan forgiveness efforts during a Wisconsin campaign rally. He said Biden’s debt relief is illegal and an attempt to get “publicity for the election.” Biden is still moving forward with his broader attempt at debt relief, but it’ll likely face lawsuits. Former President Donald Trump is making sure voters know how he feels […]
Donald Trump slammed President Joe Biden’s plans to cancel student loan debt as “vile” and suggested that the program will be “rebuked” if he is elected. The Biden administration has canceled loan balances for nearly 4.8 million people by relying on a mix of existing programs and new policies after the Supreme Court struck down […]
As a teenager in Haiti, Germine Joly says, he was exposed to unspeakable horrors by armed groups: there were rapes, some of them incestuous, and killings where victims’ hearts were cut out while they were still alive, their bodies later wrapped in sheets and dumped at the bottom of a mountain. And there was widespread […]
The Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse in St. Louis, home of the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Missouri. (Photo by Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent) A United States District Court judge in St. Louis heard arguments Monday morning on whether the federal government can continue with a student-debt-forgiveness plan due to begin next […]
President Joe Biden has been using one-time account adjustments to give student-debt relief to targeted groups of borrowers. The Sixth Circuit rejected a lawsuit to block these account adjustments, saying it doesn’t have standing. A separate ongoing lawsuit to block Biden’s latest relief plan used the same argument. Lawsuits to block some of President Joe […]
Student loan borrowers should keep eyes on their accounts in the coming months as the Biden administration pushes forward with student loan relief initiatives. Following the Supreme Court’s block on Biden’s initial forgiveness program in 2023, the administration has continued to implement a series of programs to assist some of the 43.2 million borrowers struggling […]
Good morning, folks. There’s a total solar eclipse today. Here’s who has the best chance for clear skies (and scroll down for a full guide to the rare celestial event). Now, on to the news. Mario Tama/Getty Images NEED TO KNOW Biden’s new student loan forgiveness plan President Biden will announce a second attempt at […]
My generation has a political problem. We gravitate toward quick fixes for massive problems that plague our country. The generation raised on instant gratification, to little surprise, is looking for the same in politics and government. On no other issue is this more apparent than the student loan crisis. Rather than targeting the root of […]