HARTFORD, CT — A bipartisan group of Connecticut legislators, state officials and advocates is seeking ways to provide relief for the more than 500,000 state residents burdened by student loan debt.
State Rep. Corey Paris, D-Stamford, co-chair of the Relief for Connecticut Borrowers Working Group, said the state had to step in to aid the half million student loan recipients in Connecticut, as the federal government has basically abdicated on the issue.
“We’re trying to not just gather ideas or understand facts and figures around the crisis as it is today,…