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News  |  Collin Binkley, Associated Press  • 
March 20, 2026

Student loans to go to Treasury Department as Trump continues to dismantle Education Department

The Treasury Department will take over management of student loans whose borrowers are in default. Those loans add up to about $180 billion, or 11% of the government’s $1.7 trillion student loan portfolio.
News  |  Daniel Tyson  • 
March 20, 2026

Sparks, Senate attempt to revive chambers’ PERS reforms

From lowering the years of service to setting aside funds for a COLA for the new Tier 5, the Mississippi Senate continues the push for its preferred PERS changes.