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35 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
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Trump administration abandons appeals in fight over student loan forgiveness program The Trump administration dropped its legal fight over changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which forgives student loans after 10 years of payments. Source: The Hill thehill.com/homenews/education/6164998-public-s… (link to thehill.com)
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General strike nationwide April 5: who is affected Organizers of 'General Strike 2026' called a nationwide action on April 5, following a January 30 strike. Source: Newsweek newsweek.com/general-strike-nationwide-april-5-… (link to newsweek.com)
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Government plans to buy Pestana's Pousadas stake Portugal plans to buy back a 49% stake in the company running its historic Pousadas hotels, with completion expected by the end of 2026. Source: The Portugal News theportugalnews.com/news/2025-11-17/government-… (link to theportugalnews.com)
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Government Drops Appeal, Preserving Win for Plaintiffs in Challenge to Trump-Vance Administration’s Weaponization of Public Service Loan Forgiveness The Trump-Vance administration abandoned its appeal in a case that stopped a new rule allowing the Secretary of Education to disqualify government and nonprofit employers. Source: Common Dreams commondreams.org/newswire/government-drops-appe… (link to commondreams.org)
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Czech nationalisation of ČEZ takes shape as management proposes key takeover step The utility ČEZ proposed a restructuring that is the first step toward full state ownership, which the Czech government aims to complete by 2029. Source: oEnergetice.cz oenergetice.cz/en/stocks/czech-nationalisation-… (link to oenergetice.cz)
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Poll: College students prefer socialism to capitalism A survey of U.S. college students found more favor socialism than capitalism. Source: Axios axios.com/2025/11/01/socialism-capitalism-colle… (link to axios.com)
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DE HCR 108, celebrating DEMEC Day and recognizing the Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation, community-owned not for profit electric utilities, passed the Senate on 2026-03-25 (20 yes, 1 absent).
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MN HF 3910, which would remove authority for certain federal agents to perform arrests under state law, was referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy after introduction and first reading.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
A Tampa TSA union steward said the airport was targeted by the $13 billion Gold+ TSA privatization program, which the union averted.
Source: Labor Notes (labornotes.org)
The Trump-Vance administration abandoned its appeal in a case that stopped a new rule allowing the Secretary of Education to disqualify government and nonprofit employers.
Source: Common Dreams (commondreams.org)
Brazil's Workers' Party supporters are rallying support behind the president days before the runoff election.
Source: The Nation (thenation.com)
The Trump administration dropped its legal fight over changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which forgives student loans after 10 years of payments.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
AK HB 28, an act relating to education, would establish a teachers' student loan repayment pilot program; latest action 2026-09-30: (H) FN4: (EED/FUND CAP).
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
Trump officials look to delay pursuing defaulted student loan borrowers until midterms pass.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
A mother sued ICE contractor MVM Inc. and hotel chain Sonesta, alleging they detained her and her baby in a hotel room for profit.
Source: The Intercept (theintercept.com)