GNWT expands options for mortgage debt forgiveness

The GNWT has announced that they will now be more forgiving of debts with Housing NWT’s legacy mortgage program. Going forward, residents living with Housing NWT mortgages can have their debts forgiven if they meet one of these new criteria: They are experiencing severe financial challenges, and have income below the Core Need Income Threshold…

Merkley, Sanders: Immediate Relief Needed for Student Loan Borrowers

Letter follows federal judge dismissing an ongoing legal challenge to borrowers under SAVE Plan repayment program Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Vermont’s U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led their Senate colleagues to press the Trump Administration’s Education Department (ED)…

Wisconsin Online Sports Betting Unpopular, Poll Says

Most Wisconsin residents oppose the legalization of online sports betting, according to a Marquette Law School poll. The university released a poll in late February showing that 64% of Wisconsin voters oppose legalizing online sports betting, while 34% are in favor. Opposition is bipartisan, with 61% of Republicans, 66% of Democrats, and 74% of independents…

Daniel Tilipman on the Ripple Effect: How Individual Debt Relief Strengthens Communities | National

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 4, 2026 / Conversations about consumer debt typically center on individual circumstances: specific obligations, potential strategies, and hoped-for outcomes. This framing is natural and necessary, but Daniel Tilipman believes it can obscure a larger story about how financial strain and resolution function at broader scales. As…

Gambling Site Turns Iran War Into Slots Game

As the prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket face backlash over their Iran war-related gambling markets and allegations of insider trading on military information, at least one other platform is gamifying the horrific conflict in a different way. Jackpot.bet, an offshore gambling platform claiming registration in the Caribbean country of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, turned…