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President Joe Biden vetoed a measure that would overturn his plan to cancel large amounts of federal student loan debt that could affect tens of millions of borrowers.
Published: Sunday, June 25th, 2023 @ 7:26 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The Biden administration is proposing a plan that would lower federal student loan payments for millions of Americans, including a pause on student loan payments for those making under $30,600 per year.
Published: Sunday, January 15th, 2023 @ 10:47 am
By: Daily Wire
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Firms the federal government hired to distribute coronavirus Paycheck Protection Program loans promised to use high-tech methods to prevent fraud, but failed in part because abuse hurt taxpayers and not their own bottom line, according to a congressional investigation.
Published: Tuesday, December 6th, 2022 @ 8:39 am
By: Daily Wire
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President Joe Biden reportedly plans to extend the pause on federal student loan payments through the summer of 2023 as his student debt cancellation plan faces legal challenges.
Published: Tuesday, December 6th, 2022 @ 4:20 am
By: Daily Wire
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A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit on Thursday from six Republican attorneys general against the Biden administration for its policy to cancel $10,000 in student debt for millions of borrowers.
Published: Sunday, November 27th, 2022 @ 10:12 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Amidst the fallout from the meager Republican showing on Tuesday came a breath of fresh air, courtesy of one U.S. district court judge in Texas who took a sledgehammer to President Joe Biden’s attempt to bailout certain student loans
Published: Saturday, November 19th, 2022 @ 6:06 pm
By: Daily Wire
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A federal judge in Texas ruled Thursday evening that President Joe Biden’s student loan bailout is illegal, dealing a massive blow to the administration.
Published: Saturday, November 19th, 2022 @ 3:19 am
By: Daily Wire
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A federal appeals court temporarily froze President Joe Biden’s (D) controversial student loan bailout Friday evening.
Published: Sunday, October 30th, 2022 @ 9:10 am
By: Daily Wire
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As reported by WSOC-TV, North Carolina’s Department of Revenue announced this week that the state will consider federal funds received as student loan “forgiveness” as taxable income:
Published: Monday, September 12th, 2022 @ 3:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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$100 million a year in direct federal loans for ethnic and gender studies degrees
Published: Thursday, September 1st, 2022 @ 10:33 am
By: Daily Wire
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Far-left Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) defended the Biden administration’s decision to cancel thousands of dollars in federal student loan debt.
Published: Tuesday, August 30th, 2022 @ 9:13 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) blasted the Biden administration’s decision to cancel $10,000 in federal student loan debt for most borrowers.
Published: Tuesday, August 30th, 2022 @ 9:08 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The Golden LEAF Foundation failed to monitor how $83 million in federal money from the COVID-19 Rapid Recovery Loan Program were used, a new audit finds.
Published: Tuesday, March 29th, 2022 @ 8:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On my first day in office in January, I directed the Department of Education to pause federal student loan repayments for millions of Americans through September.
Published: Thursday, October 28th, 2021 @ 2:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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At the Request of President Biden, Acting Secretary of Education Will Extend Pause on Federal Student Loan Payments
Published: Friday, January 22nd, 2021 @ 1:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Robert Verbruggen of National Review Online pans proposals for the federal government to forgive student loan debt.
Published: Saturday, November 21st, 2020 @ 1:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Shake Shack is returning a $10 million federal loan to be distributed to other struggling businesses after the fast food chain secured additional funds.
Published: Tuesday, April 21st, 2020 @ 7:15 am
By: Daily Wire
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It was a bad idea for the federal government ever to get into the business of financing college with its various grants and loans, but at least in the old days, most of the money loaned was eventually repaid
Published: Sunday, December 18th, 2016 @ 2:10 am
By: John William Pope Center
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When politicians and Education Department bureaucrats began designing policies to lessen college students' federal loan burdens, they weren't concerned much with the cost to the taxpayers
Published: Friday, December 16th, 2016 @ 11:48 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Many experts believe that the United States is facing a student loan crisis. Total student loan debt now exceeds $1.3 billion-more than total credit card debt for the country
Published: Tuesday, November 8th, 2016 @ 8:30 am
By: John William Pope Center
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During her primary fight with Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton argued that his "free college" promise went too far. Now, however, Clinton has come out with a plan to make public colleges and universities free for families who earn less than $125,000 annually.
Published: Sunday, October 23rd, 2016 @ 11:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Due to a drop in full-time equivalent (FTE) students, Beaufort County Community College (BCCC) is making a necessary ten percent budget cut across the board.
Published: Monday, March 7th, 2016 @ 5:22 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beaufort County Community College will cease participation in the Federal Direct Student Loan Program effective July 1, 2015. As a result, BCCC will not originate any new student loans after that date.
Published: Sunday, March 22nd, 2015 @ 10:54 am
By: Chris Downey
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Beaufort County Community College will cease participation in the Federal Direct Student Loan Program effective July 1, 2015. As a result, BCCC will not originate any new student loans after that date. This action is being taken because of the trend in BCCC's three-year default rate. BCCC will...
Published: Saturday, March 21st, 2015 @ 9:42 am
By: Barbara Tansey
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At the end of October, the Department of Education released its much-awaited "gainful employment" rule.
Published: Friday, December 5th, 2014 @ 11:28 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Not all students can obtain federal loans for college because some community colleges do not participate in the federal lending program.
Published: Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 @ 6:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Funds from the federal government for college flow liberally, but there are limits.
Published: Thursday, August 7th, 2014 @ 1:09 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that financial assistance is available to help individuals and business owners recover from damages caused by the April 25 tornadoes that struck eastern North Carolina. The governor received a U.S. Small Business Administration disaster declaration for...
Published: Friday, May 23rd, 2014 @ 9:37 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Until the mid-60s, the federal government had almost nothing to do with higher education, with college benefits for veterans under the GI Bill being the exception. But with the passage of the Higher Education Act, the government got massively into the student aid business.
Published: Monday, May 19th, 2014 @ 1:30 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Until about five years ago, few people said much about America's federal student loan system. There was no talk of a "crisis," and discussions about change were pretty much limited to tinkering around the edges.
Published: Tuesday, December 31st, 2013 @ 1:48 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Contrary to recent media reports, North Carolina has taken out federal loans to operate its underfunded unemployment insurance system, and it is the state's obligation to see that $2.5 billion debt is repaid, said Dale Folwell, state assistant secretary of employment security.
Published: Wednesday, July 10th, 2013 @ 2:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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