July 24, 2025

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What happened to student loan forgiveness in ‘big, beautiful bill’?

Here’s what the Senate removed from Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Here’s whats left of Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” after Senate cuts due to the “Byrd rule.” President Trump’s spending bill introduces changes to student loan programs, including new borrowing caps and repayment plans. Graduate students will have a $100,000 lifetime borrowing cap, while medical

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Finance

Grand Rapids, Detroit ranked among ‘most boring’ cities in US by FinanceBuzz

10 best coastal small towns across the US for 2024 USA TODAY 10Best readers voted on their favorite coastal small towns, and the 2024 results are in. Here are the top 10 in the nation. Detroit and Grand Rapids, Michigan, were ranked as moderately boring, falling in the middle of the list. The most boring

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Loans

Senate awaits ‘Big, Beautiful bill’ vote. How student loans may change

The winners and losers in the ‘big beautiful bill’ These are the potential winners and losers from the tax bill, which President Donald Trump has dubbed the ‘big beautiful bill’. Congress is closer than it’s been in a long time to massively reforming college financial aid. On June 10, GOP lawmakers in the U.S. Senate

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Funds

Trump threatens funding cut to California over transgender athletes

Justice Department sues Maine over transgender athletes Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a lawsuit against Maine’s Department of Education over the state’s refusal to ban transgender athletes. President Donald Trump took aim at California, saying the state “illegally” allows men to play in women’s sports, referring to a transgender female student athlete in the state.

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Trump wants to stop funding NPR, PBS. Will order affect Mississippi?

President Donald Trump signs order to cut PBS and NPR funding President Donald Trump signed an executive order to stop directly funding PBS and NPR. President Trump signed an executive order to defund NPR and PBS, claiming left-wing bias. A Pew Research poll shows more Americans support continued federal funding for public broadcasting than oppose

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Education program helps Mississippi families. Trump budget could end it

How would a Dept. of Education closure affect Americans? U.S. President Donald Trump moved to eliminate the Department of Education. But he can’t shutter the agency without congressional legislation. The Trump administration’s proposed 2026 budget could eliminate Head Start funding, impacting 800,000 children nationwide. In Mississippi, Head Start serves 25,000 children and 238 pregnant mothers.

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Funding to be withheld from schools who don’t end DEI

Gov. Stitt addresses remarks from Ryan Walters in press conference In a live-streamed press conference, Gov. Kevin Stitt spoke against Ryan Walters’ rule requiring children and parents to disclose immigration status upon enrollment. The Office of the Govenor/Youtube State schools Superintendent Ryan Walters said Tuesday he would block federal funds from going to Oklahoma schools

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Loans

Federal government plans to go after delinquent student borrowers. What to know

Do college graduates have regrets about their chosen majors? With the rising cost of college, Americans currently owe nearly $1.8 trillion in student loan debt. What majors are worth the money? The U.S. Department of Education will restart involuntary student loan collections on May 5. Borrowers in default for 270 days or more will face

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Crypto

Should I report crypto, Bitcoin, NFTs on my taxes? Steps, what to know

Most meme coins not under SEC jurisdiction: Peirce Head of the SEC Crypto Task Force and SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce gives her take on meme coins and says the SEC will look at the facts and circumstances, but says most meme coins probably don’t have a home in the current set of regulations. Bloomberg Digital

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Funds

Which Wisconsin school districts receive the most federal funding?

Linda McMahon says Dept. of Education can only be closed by Congress President Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary faced questions about federal funding for low-income schools, school choice and more. As President Donald Trump slashes federal programs nationwide, funding for public school districts across Wisconsin is in jeopardy. Some Wisconsin school districts rely on

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