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Oct 29, 2026
What’s a College Degree Worth?
We dig into our second round of Marist Polls in Maine and New York, with Election Day just days away. Maine’s top races are close among likely voters, while Gov. Kathy Hochul leads in New York. Plus, should a paycheck measure the value of a college degree? A new Education Department rule ties federal student loans to graduates’ earnings. We look at whether Americans think college programs should be held accountable for what their graduates earn and how they weigh the cost and benefits of higher education. And, the scariest question of the season: in 1998, which costume did voters think would send the neighbors running: a politician or a journalist?
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