Credit: New Africa/Adobe StockBipartisan Lawmakers to Hochul Urge Greater Student Loan Forgiveness for Public-Interest Lawyers
About a third of the New York Legislature supports a reintroduced bill asking Gov. Kathy Hochul to beef up the state loan forgiveness program for public-interest attorneys, public defenders, and district attorneys by $4 million in fiscal 2026. The likelihood of rollbacks to federal student-loan forgiveness prompted a joint letter from the bipartisan lawmakers to Hochul.
January 17, 2025 at 04:01 PM
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About a third of the New York Legislature—69 members—have signed onto a letter calling for Gov. Kathy Hochul to bolster the state District Attorney and Indigent Legal Services Attorney Loan Forgiveness program with an additional $4 million.
It's additional pressure on Hochul, after 37 New York district attorneys, public defender organizations and unions in December expressed concern about incoming President Donald Trump's pledge to curtail federal loan forgiveness programs.
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