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As nursing shortages hit an all-time high, new proposed borrowing limits by the Education Department could make it harder to pay for school.
Nurses warn proposed loan changes would restrict access to graduate nursing education, risking faculty shortages and care gaps in underserved areas.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), a federal budget reconciliation package signed into law on July 4, 2025, includes several significant changes to federal student aid that will take effect on July 1, 2026. There are no changes to federal student aid for the fall 2025 and spring 2026 terms.
Pub. L. No. 119-21, enacted on July 4, 2025, marks a sweeping overhaul of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Code). Fulfilling a major campaign promise of the Trump Administration, the OBBBA extends,
Black and Brown neighborhoods will feel the cuts first. Clinical research may be the one tool Milwaukee still controls.