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Column: Are Republicans who got pandemic debt relief hypocrites for complaining about student debt relief? Yes
8 months, 1 week ago

Column: Are Republicans who got pandemic debt relief hypocrites for complaining about student debt relief? Yes

LA Times  

You may have noticed over the last few days that the political world is in an uproar over President Biden’s dispensing of student debt relief. The White House then issued a series of tweets targeting GOP critics of student debt relief whose PPP loans had been forgiven. The White House issued this roster of GOP politicians who criticized Biden’s student …

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President Joe Biden will unveil his new plan to give student loan relief to many new borrowers
8 months, 2 weeks ago

President Joe Biden will unveil his new plan to give student loan relief to many new borrowers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will announce his latest effort to broaden student loan relief next week for new categories of borrowers, according to three people familiar with the plans, nearly a year after the Supreme Court foiled his administration’s first attempt to cancel debt for millions who attended college. Biden called that decision a “mistake” and “wrong.” And the …

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Biden administration is moving toward a narrower student loan relief targeting groups of borrowers
1 year, 1 month ago

Biden administration is moving toward a narrower student loan relief targeting groups of borrowers

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Biden administration is moving …

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Biden administration is moving toward a narrower student loan relief targeting groups of borrowers
1 year, 1 month ago

Biden administration is moving toward a narrower student loan relief targeting groups of borrowers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is moving toward a narrower student loan relief plan that would target specific groups of borrowers — those with soaring interest, for example — rather than a sweeping plan like the one the Supreme Court rejected in June. Though full details are likely months away, the department says it wants to cancel some or all …

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Former state senator accused of spending COVID-19 relief loan on luxury cars
1 year, 3 months ago

Former state senator accused of spending COVID-19 relief loan on luxury cars

Associated Press  

CONCORD, N.H. — A former state senator was accused Thursday of lying in order to get a COVID-19 relief loan for his casino and using the money to buy luxury cars for himself and his wife, a Republican leader in the New Hampshire House. The allegations against former Sen. Andy Sanborn were announced by the attorney general’s office, which reviews …

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BLM sets up student relief fund as loan forgiveness stalls
2 years ago

BLM sets up student relief fund as loan forgiveness stalls

Associated Press  

The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation launched a new relief fund Monday aimed at Black college students, alumni and dropouts overburdened by mounting education costs and the student loan debt crisis. The money is not restricted for use only on student loan payments, but the foundation said its relief funds are meant to lower recipients’ overall debt burden. Foundation …

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Legal losses keep coming for Biden's student loan relief plan
2 years ago

Legal losses keep coming for Biden's student loan relief plan

NPR  

Legal losses keep coming for Biden's student loan relief plan Enlarge this image toggle caption Susan Walsh/AP Susan Walsh/AP Another appeals court rejected President Biden's bid to reinstate his student debt plan on Wednesday, marking the latest legal setback in the administration's effort to forgive up to $20,000 in debt. At the 5th Circuit Court, the U.S. Education Department had …

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USDA announces $1 billion debt relief for 36,000 farmers
2 years, 2 months ago

USDA announces $1 billion debt relief for 36,000 farmers

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The federal government announced …

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Republican plans to block student loan relief would keep millions of Americans in debt
2 years, 3 months ago

Republican plans to block student loan relief would keep millions of Americans in debt

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Republican attorneys general and right-wing legal groups are considering legal …

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Column: Republicans attacking student loan relief as a taxpayer burden got their own degrees on taxpayers’ dime
2 years, 4 months ago

Column: Republicans attacking student loan relief as a taxpayer burden got their own degrees on taxpayers’ dime

LA Times  

Royce Hall at UCLA, which was free for California students until 1970. President Biden’s student loan relief proposal, including a freeze on payments through the end of the year and forgiveness of $10,000 to $20,000 in loan balances, has elicited predictable cries of outrage from Republicans. ‘A slap in the face to working Americans.’ — Description of Biden’s student debt …

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DeVry University misled students. Now, the federal government is erasing their debt
2 years, 10 months ago

DeVry University misled students. Now, the federal government is erasing their debt

NPR  

DeVry University misled students. These borrowers — who attended DeVry University, ITT Technical Institute and other schools — will receive relief through a legal provision known as borrower defense, which promises loan relief for defrauded borrowers. Wednesday's news stands out not only for the borrowers it will help, but because this is the first time the department has said it …

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US to erase student debt for those with severe disabilities
3 years, 4 months ago

US to erase student debt for those with severe disabilities

Associated Press  

The Biden administration announced Thursday it will automatically erase student loan debt for more than 300,000 Americans with severe disabilities that leave them unable to earn significant incomes. “We’ve heard loud and clear from borrowers with disabilities and advocates about the need for this change and we are excited to follow through on it,” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in …

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How Poverty Taught Me to Get Every Dollar I Deserve From Coronavirus Relief
54 years, 11 months ago

How Poverty Taught Me to Get Every Dollar I Deserve From Coronavirus Relief

Slate  

This piece was supported by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. Because I’d only received one W-9 last year, my unemployment amount was pitiful—$107 a week—until it got topped up with the unemployment supplements many received. Similarly, she distrusts Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, and felt CalFresh, California’s food assistance, is not a program for people “like them”—previously affluent homeowners working in …

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Governors’ companies among recipients of virus relief loans
4 years, 5 months ago

Governors’ companies among recipients of virus relief loans

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Governors who ordered shutdowns as their states responded to the coronavirus pandemic were among millions of beneficiaries of the loan program created to help small businesses weather COVID-19’s effect on the economy, data released Monday show. The governors of at least eight states have ties to companies that received loans through the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection …

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