Student loan debt has doubled since 2007 to more than $1 trillion, an amount that has outpaced credit card debt, according to the Federal Reserve. That financial load is being blamed for stifling the economy as borrowers put more of their incomes toward repaying debt instead of spending in other areas. Here’s how much debt Georgia borrowers are carrying and how proposals would impact them.

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Voting signs are shown outside of a voting precinct during the state house runoff in District 106 at the Praise Community Church in Gwinnett County, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Lawrenceville, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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Austin Walters died from an overdose in 2021 after taking a Xanax pill laced with fentanyl, his father said. A new law named after Austin and aimed at preventing deaths from fentanyl has resulted in its first convictions in Georgia, prosecutors said. (Family photo)

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