US states expand graduate loan programs after GOP budget bill cuts federal options

Following a Republican budget bill that cut federal graduate loan options, states including Minnesota and Connecticut are rapidly expanding their own student loan programs to fill the gap. One state official described the new programs as "a substitute program" for the lost federal funding. The move affects millions of graduate students across the United States who rely on federal loans to finance their studies.

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