student debt
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PublishedMarch 5, 2023
Maine Voices: UMaine System tuition waiver would benefit students, taxpayers alike
Not only would it help keep Mainers out of debt, but it would also help build a better-educated workforce, making our state more able to attract and retain businesses.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2023
Supreme Court student loan hearing: What you need to know
During the pandemic, 2 presidential administrations paused payments for those holding federal student loans until as late as this summer.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2023
Supreme Court seems ready to reject Biden’s student loan forgiveness
The president's only hope for being allowed to move forward with his plan appeared to be the slim possibility that the court would find that Republican-led states and individuals challenging the plan lacked the legal right to sue.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2023
Wiping out $400 billion in student debt rests in Supreme Court’s hands
The Biden administration will defend the plan Tuesday before a court that has already stopped the president from blocking evictions during the pandemic and requiring workers to get coronavirus vaccines or regular tests.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2023
Biden’s student loan forgiveness program comes before Supreme Court
Tuesday's arguments will focus on the limits of executive power – and explore who has standing to challenge the $430 billion loan initiative.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2023
Republicans argue Biden student debt program is ‘major question’
Republicans want the Supreme Court to use a case about student loan debt relief to restrict the regulatory power of the Biden administration — even if that also would hamstring a future GOP president.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2023
Feds propose ‘student loan safety net’ alongside forgiveness
The new proposal would cap payments for undergraduate loans at 5% of borrowers’ discretionary pay, cutting their bills in half, and require payments only for those who earn more than about $30,000 a year.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2022
Education Department to begin testing student debt relief application
The application will require borrowers to give their Social Security numbers and attest that they earned less than the income caps set for relief.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2022
Another View: One very real problem with Biden’s student loan forgiveness
Scammers are taking advantage of the moment to steal from borrowers.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2022
After cancellation, Democrats look to reduce future student debt
The election-season bill has dim odds of passage in the House and virtually no hope in the Senate.