Julie Lassa, the Democratic incumbent running for District 24 State Assembly of Wisconsin, published an op-ed in the Wisconsin Rapids City Times on Sept. 9. She discussed student loan debt and a bill called Higher Ed Lower Debt. According to Lassa, the bill would create a Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority, which would allow individuals to refinance their loans through the state. According to Lassa, “The typical Wisconsin student who graduates with a bachelor’s degree will make student loan payments of about $388 per month for almost 19 years.” According to the Institute for College Access and Success, an independent nonprofit organization focused on college affordability, the average student debt for a Wisconsin student is $28,810, which Lassa also stated in her article. 
The debt trail for Wisconsin college graduates
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