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How Biden Is Still Trying To Make Student Debt Relief Happen
| July 21, 2023
The Biden administration has begun the process of creating a new plan for widespread loan cancellation and implementing the SAVE Plan, which will cut monthly payments to $0 for millions of borrowers. There will also be a 12-month “on-ramp” period to ease borrowers back into making payments.
340,000 UPS Workers Could Strike on Aug. 1—Here’s Why
| July 19, 2023
Although several of the Teamsters’ demands have been met, the union is still pushing to raise wages for part-time workers at UPS, who earn a minimum of only $16.20 per hour. "These part-timers are working at poverty wages," Teamsters President Sean O'Brien said.
800,000 Borrowers to Get Student Debt Canceled, Biden Administration Announces
| July 14, 2023
For many borrowers, qualifying monthly payments that should have moved them closer to forgiveness were not accounted for, effectively forcing them to make extra payments under their IDR plans.
First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill Gets FDA Approval
| July 13, 2023
Opill is the first ever birth control pill to be approved for over-the-counter sales. The medication will likely become available at stores and online retailers in the U.S. in early 2024.
White House Announces New Plan To Lower Child Care Costs, Support Child Care Providers
| July 12, 2023
The Biden administration’s newly proposed actions, which would likely take effect in 2024, would lower child care costs for 80,000 American families.