Top headlines of the week, July 4 2025 Here are some stories you may have missed this week in central Ohio. Dispatch OhioHealth partners with Clasp to offer student loan repayment for future health care workers. The program aims to address staffing shortages and rising student debt in the health care industry. This initiative complements
Photo: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images Public servants are still one of the groups taking the brunt of the assault from Donald Trump’s weaponized federal government. He and his administration have tried to wipe out much of the federal workforce. They’ve threatened or cut the federal funding of a rising number of universities in an
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
Nearly half a million graduate students nationwide would each lose access to tens of thousands of dollars in school loans annually if the massive tax-and-spending bill before Congress becomes law. President Donald Trump’s signature proposal would eliminate a major form of federal financial aid for would-be lawyers, doctors and other professionals—the grad PLUS federal student
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
MoneyMagpie Editor and financial expert Vicky Parry shares her top tips for new students starting university in September to avoid debt and stay financially afloat Here is your top money tips for starting university(Image: Getty Images) University is incredibly exciting as a new adventure, the first time living away from home for most. However, fresher
Danielle Arnone, a Utah mother of two, has seen her credit score plunge 150 points this year because she and her husband were unable to keep up with the cost of living and pay back their federal student loans at the same time. “It was shocking — made us sick to our stomachs,” she told
With student loan payments now fully resumed, millions of Americans are wondering whether their debt could block them from buying a home. The short answer? Not necessarily—but it will impact how much you can borrow, how lenders view you, and what kind of loan you can get. Here’s what today’s borrowers need to understand before
New grads face rising student loan debt. Experts share tips on repayment, forgiveness plans and … More building savings while staying financially afloat. Getty Just graduated and wondering if you should throw your whole paycheck at student loans? You’re not alone. “I used to think being debt-free was the only goal,” says Laurel Taylor, founder
President Trump’s policy agenda would make deep cuts in government health plans and medical research, and, critics say, could also make finding a doctor more difficult. The Republicans’ major domestic policy bill restricts loans that students rely on to pursue professional graduate degrees, making the path to becoming a physician harder even as doctor shortages