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News Release | Higher Ed

Senators Block Bill to Keep Student Loan Interest Rates From Doubling On July 1

“The bottom line is that this is important to future graduates and their families, it is a top concern among students, and has support from across the political spectrum."

News Release | The State PIRGs | Higher Ed

Students to Congress: Don’t Double Student Debt Rates

Washington, D.C. – With the student loan interest rate about to double this July for almost 8 million loan borrowers, MASSPIRG students and coalition partners deliver over 130,000 letters to Congress urging a different plan.

News Release | Higher Ed

New Consumer Finance Chief Can Lower Student Debt

Washington, D.C. – Today, President Obama is taking a bold step to protect student consumers from financial tricks and traps by announcing a recess appointment of his well-qualified nominee, Richard Cordray, to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The CFPB can improve private student loans as well as credit cards and debit cards issued on campus.

News Release | MASSPIRG | Waste

CRI Releases New Report, “Returning to Work: Understanding the Domestic Jobs Impacts from Different Methods of Recycling Beverage Containers”

CRI's new report finds that more recycling means more jobs. Programs like the Bottle Bill lead to much higher recycling rates than curbside recycling alone, which translates to tens of thousands of more jobs.

News Release | MASSPIRG | Consumer

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Our 26th annual Trouble in Toyland survey finds toxic, dangerous toys still on store shelves.

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