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Sen. Vitelli lauds $1.85 billion settlement in Navient student loan abuse case

Posted: January 14, 2022

AUGUSTA — On Thursday, Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey, along with 38 other state attorneys general, announced a $1.85 billion settlement had...

Gov. Mills signs into law Sen. Daughtry bill to study impacts of student debt on Maine college graduates

Posted: July 14, 2021

AUGUSTA — On July 6, Gov. Janet Mills signed into law a bill from Sen. Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick. LD 247, “An Act To Improve Maine's...

Committee unanimously passes Sen. Vitelli bill to increase protections for private student loan borrowers and cosigners

Posted: May 25, 2021

AUGUSTA — On Tuesday, the Legislature’s Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee voted in favor of a bill from Sen. Eloise...

Sen. Daughtry, Rep. Arford lead call for extension of student loan relief

Posted: December 17, 2020

AUGUSTA — With the federal student loan relief program set to expire on Dec. 31, 2020, Sen. Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick, and Rep. Poppy Arford,...

Sanborn bill to attract and retain Maine doctors signed into law

Posted: July 01, 2019

AUGUSTA – On Friday, June 28, Sen. Linda Sanborn’s, D-Gorham, bill LD 440, “An Act To Continue the Doctors for Maine's Future Scholarship...

Libby presents bill to address workforce shortage, student debt crisis

Posted: May 09, 2019

AUGUSTA — Senate Majority Leader Nate Libby introduced legislation Thursday that would help to address Maine’s worsening workforce shortage and...

Vitelli’s Student Loan Bill of Rights receives unanimous committee approval

Posted: April 09, 2019

AUGUSTA — A bill from Sen. Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, to protect Maine student loan borrowers from predatory lending practices received unanimous,...

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