By Greg LaRose | Editor-in-Chief
“This tax bomb will force millions of working-class families, who have been diligently making payments for two decades or more, to trade their student loan debt for debt to the IRS,” — Jennifer Zhang, author of the report that’s the focus of today’s top story.
Graduates stand during the May 16, 2025, commencement ceremony at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, held at the Cajundome. (Photo by Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)
By Piper Hutchinson
Some Louisianians could see their tax bills triple — the biggest increase in the country — following the expiration of a law that kept forgiven student loan debt from being treated as income, according to a new report.
Abandoned boats sit in Bayou Petit Caillou in Terrebonne Parish. (Photo by Elise Plunk/Louisiana Illuminator)
By Elise Plunk
Along the twisting network of bayous in Terrebonne Parish lie hundreds of boats, many of them submerged in hurricanes, others accidentally run aground or simply abandoned. Several vessels have sat for years with no one and no money available to move them. But now parish officials, aided by federal funding via a national boater safety nonprofit, are working to clear the castaway and derelict vessels from the bayous to improve environmental and safety conditions on the water.
The Chi Phi fraternity house at the center of a rape allegation stands on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. (Photo by Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)
By Amanda Watford
Whether a person is considered legally incapable of consenting can depend on the state and, in some cases, on how the person became intoxicated. The legal debate comes amid years of scrutiny over sexual assault and safety on college campuses, particularly around fraternity and sorority life, where alcohol and drugs are often part of the social environment.
By Sofia Resnick
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has provided a completion date for its long-awaited safety review of abortion pills. The timeline aligns with recent reporting that the Trump administration intends to delay controversial decisions around abortion until after the midterm elections.
By Nada Hassanein
Urban hospitals are closing at roughly the same rate as rural ones, and the shuttered hospitals are more likely to have served communities with high poverty rates and fewer transportation options, according to a new study. The findings come as health systems across the nation brace for the effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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