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Utah Graduates Have Lowest Student Debt In U.S.

Utah Graduates Have Lowest Student Debt In U.S.

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah graduates carry the lowest student debt in the United States, according to a WalletHub study. The report ranked all 50 states and the District of Columbia, placing Utah 51st for student-loan indebtedness. WalletHub noted that Utah also has the lowest share of students with […]

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Borrowers Receive Millions In Student Loan Forgiveness

Borrowers Receive Millions In Student Loan Forgiveness

(Salt Lake City, UT) — About 850 Utah residents are set to receive approximately five-point-eight-million dollars in student loan forgiveness. The Biden administration says this is part of the Saving on a Valuable Education Plan effort. Money coming to Utahns is just a portion of the one-point-two-billion-dollars that is being […]

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Sens. Lee, Romney Support Suspension Of Loan Forgiveness Plan

Sens. Lee, Romney Support Suspension Of Loan Forgiveness Plan

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Senators Mike Lee and Mitt Romney are among a group of Republican senators people calling for the suspension of President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. The senators say Biden’s proposal to eliminate up to 20-thousand dollars of debt each for federal borrowers isn’t true forgiveness, […]

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Governor Cox Proposes Tuition Freeze

Governor Cox Proposes Tuition Freeze

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox says he wants all colleges and universities in the state to enact a tuition freeze for the next academic year. Cox has been critical of the Biden Administration’s student debt forgiveness plan and says a tuition freeze is a better way to […]

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More Than 280,000 Utah Residents Qualify For Student Debt Relief

More Than 280,000 Utah Residents Qualify For Student Debt Relief

(Undated) — Hundreds-of-thousands of student loan borrowers in Utah are eligible for loan forgiveness. New numbers from the White House show more than 280-thousand state residents will get debt relief. The Biden Administration announced the forgiveness plan last month, offering up to ten-thousand dollars for borrowers earning less than 125-thousand […]

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GOP Govs Urge Biden To Take Back Off Student Loan Forgiveness Plan

GOP Govs Urge Biden To Take Back Off Student Loan Forgiveness Plan

(Washington, DC) — A group of Republican governors, including Utah’s Spencer Cox, is urging the President to rescind his student loan forgiveness plan. Twenty-two state leaders penned a letter to President Biden arguing it isn’t fair to American taxpayers to pay off the debt of “an elite few.” They claimed […]

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Romney:  Biden Student Debt Plan A “Bribe” For Voters

Romney: Biden Student Debt Plan A “Bribe” For Voters

(Washington, DC) — Senator Mitt Romney isn’t holding back when it comes to criticizing President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. The Utah Republican posted a tweet yesterday calling the plan a “bribe” to encourage Democratic votes this November. He also called the plan unfair to those who have paid their […]

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