Rhode Island payday loan bill seeks strict interest rate cap

Rhode Island legislators have introduced 2011 H 5562, a bill to cap payday loan rates at an untenable 36 percent APR. Here we go again...
Shot of the Rhode Island capitol building, taken from a distance, down a tree-lined walkway.
Thursday, March 31st, 2011 by
By Steve Tarlow

Detroit Public Schools to close 45 schools by 2015

Detroit Public Schools has a plan to save $1 billion by closing 45 schools by 2015. Where will the kids go? How long will Detroit exist?
Artist's rendition of an abandoned school book depository. Based upon an actual abandoned building in a Detroit Public Schools district.
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 by
By Steve Tarlow