LANSING, Mich. — Reduce, reuse and recycle — that’s a mission for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA announced its largest recycling investment in 30 years this past November, placing funding in the hands of Michigan tribes and the Michigan Recycling Coalition. FOX 17 spoke with Nena Shaw, the Director of the
Soaring home values have increased property taxes for millions of homeowners in recent years, prompting action from state lawmakers to lighten the burden. “The biggest problem was they just went up so quickly. … I think that’s one of the reasons why it became this rallying cry from the people asking for tax relief,” said
President Joe Biden is forgiving another $5 billion in student debt, bringing the total loan forgiveness approved by the administration to $137 billion. The relief came just one week after the last round of student debt cancellation for borrowers that took out less than $12,000 and have been in repayment for at least a decade.
Chris Tobin | Digitalvision | Getty Images Beginning in February, certain student loan borrowers who have spent a decade in repayment will get their federal student loan debt forgiven, the Biden administration recently announced. Most borrowers need to make payments for 20 years or 25 years on an income-driven repayment plan before their debt is
As humanities programs face continued cuts and public skepticism of their value, a small Pennsylvania liberal arts college is setting itself apart by investing and creating more opportunities for its humanities majors. Lycoming College, in Williamsport, recently opened an on-campus research center, established an annual undergraduate humanities research conference and launched a related journal to
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. — A more than 100-year-old house is part of an online auction of surplus Sullivan County Schools property. The auction includes two lots along Henry Harr Road near West Ridge High School and Interstate 81’s Exit 63. The online auction began Monday and continues through Jan. 22 on the school system’s website. The sale
House Democrats are advocating for an ambitious bill to change how New Hampshire funds its schools. But not all school funding advocates are supporting it. Sponsored by Rep. Dave Luneau, a Hopkinton Democrat, House Bill 1586 proposes allocating state money to send to schools based on the goal of boosting the school’s academic performance. The
WASHINGTON – Immediate relief for some student loan borrowers is expected to start as early as February. The Education Department said it is speeding up its timeline for bringing forgiveness to borrowers enrolled in President Biden’s new income-driven repayment plan. Millions of federal student loan debt will be wiped away next month under Biden-Harris Administration’s
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My dad wants to take out a mortgage and has tried, unsuccessfully, to have Sallie Mae release him as cosigner on my $153,000 student loan. What can we do?
I thought it was a federal loan because I believe they did both types of loans. I started paying back the $153,000 interest-only loan in September 2022, while my dad paid towards the principal and the balance increased. They removed the interest-only repayments after several calls were made regarding the balance not being reduced. My