Student Debt Becomes WISGOP 2018 Panic Room Issue
John Nygren has been seeking information about a program in Connecticut that helps borrowers there refinance their student loans at lower interest rates.
One Wisconsin Now, 09/13/2018
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Testimony Before Federal Government Committee Considering Changes to Student Loan Rules
The Betsy DeVos Department of Education and the Scott Walker administration are moving to make the student loan debt system problems worse, not better.
Analiese Eicher, 09/13/2018DeVos Plan Riles Higher Education Officials
“Students and borrowers are not asking for much,” said Analiese Eicher, program director of the Madison-based One Wisconsin Now.
Kenosha News, 09/13/2018Walker Unveils More Details for Student Debt Relief Proposal
Analiese Eicher from One Wisconsin Now, a left-leaning think-tank, said the tax credit will not be enough to help borrowers with their monthly payments.
Badger Herald, 09/12/2018Looking At The Student Loan Debt Crisis
In the United States right now, student loan debt is second only to home mortgage debt. How did we get here? Molly Stentz talks to Analiese Eicher.
WORT-FM, 09/11/2018Why Walker Must Go Negative
Walker’s strategy is clear, Ross charges: “Instead of running on his record, he’s running on what he didn’t do.”
Urban Milwaukee, 08/28/2018Democrats’ Bill Would Address Students’ Financial Struggles
“Student loan debt is a clear and present multi-generational danger to the Wisconsin economy,” said One Wisconsin Now.
Wisconsin Gazette, 08/23/2018More Than 121,000 Likely Voters in Milwaukee County Pay Monthly Student Loan Debt
One Wisconsin Now's Analiese Eicher reminded the eight hopefuls that Scott Walker is the “worst governor in America for the student loan debt crisis.”
One Wisconsin Now, 08/03/2018Student Debt Duo Scott Walker and Betsy DeVos Team Up to Roll Back Protections From Predatory For-Profit Colleges
Cuts to State Oversight and Rollback of Federal ‘Borrowers Defense’ Rule Leaves Students Vulnerable to Abuse
One Wisconsin Now, 07/31/2018Scott Walker Hits Heights of Hypocrisy in Appearance Before Armed Service Veterans in Fox Valley
If Scott Walker really wanted to show respect for our veterans his policies would reflect that.
One Wisconsin Now, 07/13/2018Gov. Scott Walker Hasn’t Called a Bank to Refinance His Family’s Student Loan Debt, And He Won’t Help Other Wisconsin Families Refinance Their Student Loans
When Scott Walker was questioned this week about whether he has followed his own advice, he indicated he had not.
One Wisconsin Now, 05/24/2018Student Loan Debt Has Risen to 1.5 Trilllion Dollars
Analiese Eicher from One Wisconsin Now has been researching the issue of student loan debt for a while and joins 414Wisconsin to illuminate.
WRRD-AM, 05/22/2018No Gifts for College Grads From Republicans This Weekend
College students across Wisconsin aren’t getting any presents from Scott Walker and his fellow Republicans in Wisconsin and Washington D.C.
One Wisconsin Now, 05/11/2018Student Loan Debt Rises 50 Percent on Sixth Anniversary of $1T Day
April 25, 2012 is recognized as the day student loan debt in the U.S. reached the $1 trillion mark. Six years later student loan debt exceeds $1.5 trillion.
One Wisconsin Now, 04/25/2018How Much Will Investing in Your Education Cost You in Debt?
Analiese Eicher explained that after freezing tuition, Walker’s administration also considerably cut the amount of funding allocated to the universities.
Daily Cardinal, 04/25/2018College Loan Default Rates Rise 20 Years After Enrollment
Similarly, another study from One Wisconsin Institute found that loan repayment takes 19.7 years for bachelor’s degrees and 23 years for graduate degrees.
Study Breaks, 01/30/2018How to Know If College Is Worth It
In a survey by the One Wisconsin Institute respondents reported an average repayment period of approximately 21 years for college debt.
Teen Vogue, 01/05/2018Gov. Scott Walker Praises Creators of Student Loan Debt Crisis
Scott Walker, who opposes a common sense student loan refinance plan, is “honoring” one of the nation’s most worst actors in the student loan crisis, Sallie Mae.
One Wisconsin Now, 01/05/2018Rep. Adam Jarchow Stars As ‘Jar Jar Banks’ In 10th Senate District Run
One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross suggested Rep. Adam Jarchow has earned the moniker “Jar Jar Banks” for choosing banks over student loan borrowers.
One Wisconsin Now, 01/05/2018Wisconsin Republicans Doing Nothing to Solve State’s $24 Billion Student Loan Crisis
An Assembly Republican committee will hold a public hearing on legislation that “would do less than nothing” to solve the student loan crisis in Wisconsin.
One Wisconsin Now, 01/04/2018The Republicans’ Choice: Tax Giveaways for the Wealthy and Corporations Instead of Help for Hard Working Student Loan Borrowers
Republicans could have paid off the student loan debt of every American with what they’re willing to pile on to the federal deficit with their tax scheme.
One Wisconsin Now, 01/02/2018The Federal Tax Code Is the Latest Weapon in GOP Assault on Higher Education
Several provisions in the tax bill being advanced by Congressional Republicans target student loan borrowers, students, and the schools they attend.
The Progressive, 12/04/2017Latest Higher Ed Proposals Prove, Again, It Can Always Get Worse With Donald Trump
The administration of Donald Trump today made public the changes they will seek in the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.
One Wisconsin Now, 12/01/2017Gov. Scott Walker’s Choice: Taxpayer-Funded Ads Over Solutions
Scott Walker announced today he will spend millions of state tax dollars on a national marketing campaign to try to attract millennial workers to Wisconsin.
One Wisconsin Now, 11/29/2017Let Students Refinance Their Loans
“Student loan debt is the defining economic crisis for nearly 1 million Wisconsinites,” said progressive group One Wisconsin Now in a statement.
Wisconsin Gazette, 11/16/2017Americans Over Age 60 Fastest Growing Demographic for Student Loan Debt
A study from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finds that borrowers over age 60 is the age demographic in which debt is growing the fastest.
One Wisconsin Now, 11/07/2017How Scott Walker Is the Worst Governor for Student Loan Borrowers
Analiese Eicher joins 414 Wisconsin to talk about how Scott Walker is the worst governor for student loan borrowers.
WRRD-AM, 11/07/2017For Student Loan Borrowers, Scott Walker Is America’s Worst Governor
One Wisconsin Now Program Director Analiese Eicher released the following statements regarding Gov. Scott Walker's atrocious record on the student loan debt.
One Wisconsin Now, 11/06/2017Trump-Ryan-Republican Tax Plan Axes Federal Deduction for Student Loan Borrowers
A smorgasbord of tax giveaways to the wealthiest and corporations unveiled today by the GOP in D.C. eliminates a tax deduction for student loan borrowers.
One Wisconsin Now, 11/02/2017Report: Wisconsin Students Owe $24 Billion in College Loan Debt
A new report shows Wisconsin’s share of $1.4 trillion in U.S. student loan debt tops $24 billion.
WKOW-TV, 10/31/2017Report Shows Wisconsin’s Share of $1.4 Trillion in U.S. Student Loan Debt Tops $24 Billion
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau pegged Wisconsin borrowers’ share of the $1.4 trillion-plus student loan debt held nationally in 2016 at $24.4 billion.
One Wisconsin Now, 10/31/2017Government Student Debt Refinancing Has Support Among Lawmakers, but No Near Term Agreement
Democratic U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan first introduced the bill in 2013 after learning about the implications of student debt from One Wisconsin Now.
Capital Times, 10/31/2017