Taxes and Budget

Student loans forgiven for initial round of Maine borrowers under revamped federal program

James Myall, an analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the new program is intended to revamp a previous federal repayment loan plan that was […]

Maine Public

Posted February 23, 2024

Tags Budget, Education, Federal, Student Debt

Education, Taxes and Budget

Golden Blasted for 'Tantrum' Attacking Student Borrowers After Taking Sallie Mae Donation

James Myall, a policy analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, pointed out that Golden’s claim about “six-figure salaries” is hardly relatable for the people he represents in […]

Common Dreams

Posted August 19, 2023

Tags Student Debt

Education, Taxes and Budget

Golden’s ‘Blue Dogs’ get money from Sallie Mae after opposing student debt relief

It’s unclear how Golden defines working class, however, as 92,000 of his Second District constituents would be eligible under Biden’s plan. As Beacon previously reported, about 33% of managerial and professional households in […]

Beacon

Posted August 18, 2023

Tags Student Debt

Education, Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Supreme Court strikes down student loan forgiveness

Garrett Martin from the Maine Center for Economic Policy sat down with CBS13 to discuss the Supreme Court striking down student loan forgiveness. Click here to watch […]

Fox 23

Posted July 5, 2023

Tags Student Debt, Wednesday Sit Down

Education

Maine’s blue collar workers have college debt too — and welcome the relief

MECEP policy analyst James Myall broke down different categories of workers by analyzing the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances and found they all to varying degrees […]

Beacon

Posted September 2, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt

Education

Maine lawmakers reckon with Augusta’s role in driving up college costs

The long-term financial trends in Maine are stark. Two-thirds of the University of Maine System’s budget was paid for by state funding in 1989, according to a 2021 […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted August 29, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt

Education

Maine lawmakers divided over college debt forgiveness

Biden’s plan would benefit about 177,000 student loan borrowers in Maine, or about 95% of those who have outstanding federal loans, according to Maine Center for Economic […]

The Center Square

Posted August 26, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt

Education

Could student loan forgiveness factor into Maine's races?

The left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy estimates that about 177,000 of federal borrowers in Maine will qualify for forgiveness based on the income caps of $125,000 […]

Maine Public

Posted August 26, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt

Education

Why Maine’s congressional delegation all didn’t applaud Joe Biden’s student debt plan

Biden’s plan landed differently, although the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy, which supported the action, estimated it would help 177,000 borrowers here while erasing the debt of 30,000 […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted August 25, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Education, Higher Education, Student Debt

Education

Maine programs offer student loan debt relief favoring certain careers

The Maine Center For Economic Policy forecast that 95% of the state residents with student loan debt would benefit from the Biden plan, which would increase the amount eligible […]

WMTW

Posted August 25, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt

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Student loans forgiven for initial round of Maine borrowers under revamped federal program

Golden Blasted for 'Tantrum' Attacking Student Borrowers After Taking Sallie Mae Donation

Golden’s ‘Blue Dogs’ get money from Sallie Mae after opposing student debt relief

Wednesday Sit-Down: Supreme Court strikes down student loan forgiveness

Maine’s blue collar workers have college debt too — and welcome the relief

Maine lawmakers reckon with Augusta’s role in driving up college costs

Maine lawmakers divided over college debt forgiveness

Could student loan forgiveness factor into Maine's races?

Why Maine’s congressional delegation all didn’t applaud Joe Biden’s student debt plan

Maine programs offer student loan debt relief favoring certain careers