National unemployment at 25-year high
The unemployment rate in the U.S. reached 8.5 percent in March, the highest rate in a quarter of a century. Michigan has the highest unemployment rate in the country, followed by Oregon, South Carolina, California, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Nevada and Indiana.
All eight states have unemployment [...]
Payday loans may be run out of Salt Lake City on a rusty rail. In case you missed it, here is part one of the story of how Salt Lake City has turned its back on its citizens’ financial well-being.
What certain Salt Lake council members REALLY think
Interestingly, reporter Derek Jensen [...]
In a thinly veiled attempt to ban payday loans, Salt Lake City has adopted a “no-clustering” rule that will restrict new check-cashing and no fax payday loan businesses from operating within 600 feet of one another. This is a move that Salt Lake City Council has resisted for some time, [...]
Utah fans of the Broadway musical “Wicked” grabbed blankets and extra cash, or payday loans, and took to the streets last night in preparation for 7 a.m. ticket sales. Enthusiasts who couldn’t wait to visit arttix.org today after 10 a.m. lined up on the sidewalk outside the Capitol Theatre in [...]