Judge sides with AFSCME workers to protect Public Service Loan Forgiveness program

AFSCME members will continue to be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program after a federal judge blocked the administration’s effort to unfairly disqualify certain government and nonprofit employers from the popular program.   The court’s June 30 ruling — in a lawsuit brought by AFSCME and others — ordered the U.S. Department of Education to abandon a rule change. That change would have allowed the administration to exclude organizations for political reasons and denied their workers access to the student debt relief program that makes college more affordable and attracts skilled workers to public service careers.  …

How to keep your summer spending on budget

(InvestigateTV) — Summer activities, camp, travel and home improvement projects can strain household budgets quickly, but a debt relief attorney says planning ahead and building a dedicated savings plan can help. Debt relief attorney Leslie Tayne said it is important to have a summer budget each year — whether that planning starts now or the…

How to keep your summer spending on budget

(InvestigateTV) — Summer activities, camp, travel and home improvement projects can strain household budgets quickly, but a debt relief attorney says planning ahead and building a dedicated savings plan can help. Debt relief attorney Leslie Tayne said it is important to have a summer budget each year — whether that planning starts now or the…

How to keep your summer spending on budget

(InvestigateTV) — Summer activities, camp, travel and home improvement projects can strain household budgets quickly, but a debt relief attorney says planning ahead and building a dedicated savings plan can help. Debt relief attorney Leslie Tayne said it is important to have a summer budget each year — whether that planning starts now or the…

How to keep your summer spending on budget

(InvestigateTV) — Summer activities, camp, travel and home improvement projects can strain household budgets quickly, but a debt relief attorney says planning ahead and building a dedicated savings plan can help. Debt relief attorney Leslie Tayne said it is important to have a summer budget each year — whether that planning starts now or the…

Asm. LaShae Sharp-Collins’s Bills Move Forward

By Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey‌, California‌ ‌Black‌ ‌Media‌ Legislation authored by Assemblymember Dr. LaShae Sharp-Collins (D-La Mesa) to make it easier for low-income parents to settle child support debt they owe has made it to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Days before the Legislature adjourned for its mid-summer recess, Assembly Bill (AB) 2395 passed out of the…