Mar 23 Watch Kansas offers incentives to bring people back to the plains By PBS News Hour The Great Plains have been losing population since the Dust Bowl in the 1930s. NewsHour travels to Kansas to find out about a state plan that offers incentives to attract new residents to Rural Opportunity Zones. Will deals on student… Continue watching
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Aug 22 Watch President Obama Offers Plan to Make Colleges More Affordable and Accountable President Obama Offers Plan to Make Colleges More Affordable and Accountable… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch News Wrap: Federal Reserve Downgrades U.S. Economic Growth to 'Modest' In other news Wednesday, the Federal Reserve gave the U.S. economy a "modest" growth assessment, a slight downgrade from the "moderate" rating in June. Also, the U.S. House of Representatives moved towards final approval on a student loan deal that… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch Student Loan Rates Double; What Are Long-Term Solutions for High College Debt? Student Loan Rates Double; What Are Long-Term Solutions for High College Debt?… Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch News Wrap: IRS Apologizes for Excessive Spending on Conference In other news Thursday, a top IRS official apologized at a House hearing for a 2010 conference that cost more than $4 million. Also, Senate Democrats and Republicans blocked each other's proposals to keep student loan interest rates from doubling… Continue watching
May 31 Watch Presidential Push to Stop Sky-High Student Loan Interest Rates Presidential Push to Stop Sky High Student Loan Interest Rates… Continue watching
May 23 Watch News Wrap: IRS Replaces Official Who Refused to Answer Questions at Hearing In other news Thursday, the IRS announced that it had replaced Lois Lerner, the official who oversaw the agents who targeted conservative groups. Also, the U.S. House voted to peg federal student loan rates to those set by the financial… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch Will the Youth Vote, Crucial to Obama's Reelection, Actually Go to the Polls? Will the Youth Vote, Crucial to Obama's Reelection, Actually Go to the Polls?… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch Deadlines Looming, Congress Corners Deal on Student Loans, Transportation Deadlines Looming, Congress Corners Deal on Student Loans, Transportation… Continue watching