Fact checker weighs Clinton claim on student loan profits
The Gazette FactChecker analyzes Hillary Clinton's assertion that the federal government profits from student loans. It contrasts GAO subsidy income estimates with CBO fair-value forecasts, noting divergent methods and uncertain profits or losses across loan cohorts and future conditions.
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Climate talks near deadline with day added for final draft
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said negotiators need another day to finalize a global climate pact at a U N conference near Paris. Secretary of State John Kerry noted quiet efforts to reach compromise as China defends differentiated obligations for developing nations and resists universal review standards. Beijing cites 2030 peak targets and a need for varied treatment of evolving economies.
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Iowa state safety head pushes status-quo budget to keep troopers on highways
Iowa's top public safety official Roxann Ryan said the Department of Public Safety will maintain its current level of troopers and reduce sworn supervisors to preserve on-road presence. The 279 troopers on the roads would stay steady under a 98.2 million status-quo budget request, with aims to finish the year under 300 highway deaths.
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