During a visit to Duluth Thursday afternoon, Rep. Erin Murphy, DFL-St. Paul, called on more employers to inform people of a federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Even though the program was launched in 2007, Murphy said many people are unaware that individuals who enroll in it and work in public service for 10 consecutive years, while simultaneously keeping current on their student loan payments, can have any remaining debt erased at the end of that period.
St. Louis County Commissioner Patrick Boyle said the county sent out a mass email to its 1,600-plus employees Thursday morning, informing them of the loan-forgiveness program. He characterized the immediate response as enthusiastic.
“Some people who work for the county knew a…
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