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PublishedAugust 27, 2023
The Maine Millennial: Why student loan forgiveness touches a nerve
Rep. Jared Golden's recent tirade on the subject was insulting to Mainers – and gravely out of touch.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2023
Conservative groups sue to block Biden plan canceling $39 billion in student loans
The suit is part of a wave of legal challenges Republicans have leveled at the Biden administration’s efforts to reduce or eliminate student debt for millions of Americans.
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PublishedApril 13, 2023
Supreme Court won’t block $6 billion student debt relief settlement
The justices' action comes as the high court is weighing what to do with the Biden administration's plan to wipe away $400 billion in student debt held by more than 40 million people.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2022
Biden to extend student loan pause as court battle drags on
The administration says the pause is allowing the Supreme Court a chance to resolve the case in its current term.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2022
Biden administration to ask high court to take up student debt plan
The Justice Department is fighting to keep Biden's plan alive after it was halted by two federal courts in recent weeks.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2022
Applications for student loan forgiveness no longer accepted
Already, about 26 million people have applied, and 16 million applications have been approved. However, because of court rulings, none of the relief has actually gone out.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2022
EXPLAINER: Where does the student loan debt plan stand?
U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman ruled that the program usurped Congress’ power to make laws. The administration immediately filed a notice to appeal.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2022
Biden administration relaxes rules for student debt forgiveness
The new policy clarifies that the Education Department can review claims from individual borrowers or it can grant forgiveness to huge swaths of students from the same college.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2022
Biden kicks off student loan relief application season
The number of borrowers who applied during the testing period already amounts to more than one-fourth of the total number of applicants the administration had projected.
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