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FCC details plan to restore the net neutrality rules repealed by Ajit Pai::Democrats finally have 3-2 majority needed to regulate ISPs as common carriers.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

O.o The debt relief of students wasn’t positive?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I thought that got blocked - or at least, tied up in court. I know there are ongoing initiatives, but isn't the only "big" one, the one that was repaying funds -stolen- from borrowers? Like, refunding overpayments?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

The one-time loan forgiveness grant got shut down, yes. But Biden did manage to pass another way to handle student debt relief through the form of a revamped income repayment plan, with wayyyyy more forgiving terms than previous plans, to the point that you could essentially be forgiven of your student loans.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That's my understanding as well. The current initiative is far more limited in scope, and pays back students who were defrauded by scam schools.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I believe it’s still happening through executive order?