Nation Aug 24 The future of debt relief for Black farmers after decades of discrimination By John Yang, Kaisha Young
Nation Oct 04 Watch 6:51 Biden unveils new student debt forgiveness plan as deadline for resuming payments kicks in President Biden has been using existing, targeted programs to cancel student debt after the Supreme Court struck down his original plan in June. Wednesday, he announced another $9 billion in forgiveness for 125,000 borrowers and the Education Department is also… By John Yang, Shoshana Dubnow
Politics Aug 07 Conservative groups ask federal court to block Biden student loan forgiveness plan Two conservative groups are asking a federal court to block the Biden administration's plan to cancel $39 billion in student loans for more than 800,000 borrowers. By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Education May 31 Here’s how to prepare to start paying back your student loans when the freeze ends A three-year pause on student loan payments will end this summer regardless of how the Supreme Court rules on the White House plan to forgive billions of dollars in student loan debt. By Cora Lewis, Adriana Morga, Associated Press
Politics Feb 27 LISTEN: Supreme Court seems poised to sink Biden’s student debt relief plan Conservative justices holding the Supreme Court’s majority seem likely to sink President Joe Biden’s plan to wipe away or reduce student loans held by millions of Americans. By Mark Sherman, Associated Press
Oct 21 Watch 7:06 Biden’s student loan relief plan blocked while appeals court considers challenge By John Yang An appeals court temporarily blocked President Biden's plan to erase the student loan debt of millions of Americans while it considers a challenge. Several groups have gone to court to try to stop the forgiveness program. The decision comes as… Continue watching
Aug 30 New York City announces debt relief plan for struggling taxi drivers By Karen Matthews, Associated Press New York City taxi drivers who owe hundreds of thousands of dollars on loans they took out to operate yellow cabs will see their burdens reduced substantially under a newly announced debt relief program. Continue reading
Aug 30 Student debt relief limited for many by U.S. ‘war on drugs’ legacy By Aaron Morrison, Associated Press As part of the “war on drugs” — a consequential, anti-crime legislative agenda that Biden championed as a U.S. senator — an estimated hundreds of thousands of convicted drug offenders had their access to federal financial aid delayed or denied,… Continue reading
May 21 USDA to begin paying off loans of minority farmers in June By Roxana Hegeman, Associated Press Minority farmers who for decades have faced systemic discrimination will begin to receive debt relief beginning in early June under what Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack calls one of the most significant pieces of civil rights legislation in decades. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 7:22 IMF chief: Europe must do much more to reduce Greek debt By PBS News Hour Even as Greece moves closer to a new European bailout deal, the International Monetary Fund has been pushing for debt relief for the struggling nation, adding tension to an already fraught situation. Gwen Ifill speaks to managing director Christine Lagarde… Continue watching