Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, leading 21 attorneys general, has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education to block new rules limiting eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. The rules, set to take effect in July 2026, would allow the government to deny forgiveness to state, local, or nonprofit organizations under certain conditions, according to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The lawsuit raises concerns for public sector workers who could lose loan forgiveness after a decade of service. Campbell said, “For decades, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program has enabled talented, service-minded individuals to build careers helping others – with the promise that their sacrifice would be honored with loan forgiveness,” and added, “the Trump Administration has shown once again that it chooses cruel ideology over fairness and the law,” as reported by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts…