As legislators contemplate the two-year, $50 billion budget, nonprofit leaders are advocating for a 9 percent increase in funding, claiming their increases have been far below inflation over the last 10 years.
Rep. Alma Adams (NC-12) has announced the introduction of a bill to make it easier for Americans pursuing careers in public service including teachers, police officers, firefighters, military service members and more to receive the student loan forgiveness they were promised by Congress in 2007 under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.