Student loans

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 6, 2012 - U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., told a group of local college students Sunday that…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 26, 2012 - U.S. Rep. Todd Akin’s penchant lately for comparing federal programs to “stage three…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 2, 2011 - After graduating from law school at Washington University in St. Louis in the spring…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 4, 2010 - At a time when the cost of higher education continues to rise and the job market for…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 30, 2010 - Health-care reform has so dominated the political conversation of late that it would…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 28, 2009 - It’s been a busy month of news on the college-cost front. As a quick review:Data…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 23, 2009 - Sen. Claire McCaskill this morning held a video conference on financial aid in which…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 24, 2009 - The Obama administration geared up Friday for a big fight over its proposal to…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 16, 2009 - Dawn Gray, 19, estimates that she will owe about $30,000 in student loans by the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 26, 2009 - The Rev. Jesse Jackson spent much of Wednesday at the University of Missouri-St.…