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US hits debt ceiling, prompting Treasury to take extraordinary measures

Tami Luhby, CNN January 19, 2023

CNN -- The US hit the debt ceiling set by Congress on Thursday, forcing the Treasury Department to start taking extraordinary measures to keep the government paying its bills and escalating pressure on...

Beth Roe is a credit counselor with Consumer Credit Counseling Services in Kent.

Kent financial advisers provide student loan debt advice

Madison Tromler Reporter February 9, 2020

Americans owed $1.5 trillion in student loan debt in March 2019, per the Pew Research Center. The institution said more people are attending college than ever before and the cost of education is increasing,...

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) speaks during the Dorchester County Democrats' First Annual Oyster Roast in Summerville, SC, March 2, 2019. Brown stopped to speak during his "Dignity of Work" listening tour.

Brown introduces higher education bills to cut debt

Laina Yost March 13, 2019

Sen. Sherrod Brown proposed several higher education bills in the Senate as Congress begins to take another look at the Higher Education Act.Brown co-sponsored the Debt-Free College Act on March 6, which...

Guest Column: A right to debt relief for students

Los Angeles Times April 26, 2016

Something unusual happened in late February. Commentators on the right and left, liberal Thom Hartmann and conservative Ike Brannon, published essays on the same day, Feb. 22, saying the same thing: Americans...

Lucas Misera

Opinion: Why I don’t want free tuition

Lucas Misera February 7, 2016

Bernie Sanders is gathering momentum heading into the New Hampshire primary; the Vermont senator is officially a legitimate threat to Hillary Clinton’s campaign.The animated Sanders has attracted a plethora...

Seniors gather for “Donuts and Debt” to learn about budgeting finances

Zabrina Hvostal April 28, 2015

Kent State seniors gathered to learn how to budget life after graduation at the “Donuts and Debt” event at Williamson Alumni Center Tuesday afternoon.The Alumni Association hosted the event as part...

University of Akron reduces price on general education courses

April 17, 2015

University of Akron reduces price on general education courses from KentWired.com on Vimeo.

Letter to the editor: An Open Letter to Our Fellow Students

Rachel Mass March 15, 2015

On Thursday, March 12, Ray Paoletta published an opinion piece in which he criticized our coalition for confronting President Beverly Warren about our campus workers’ wages instead of addressing other,...