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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 [...]

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Payday Loans: Is Salt Lake City Sneaking Toward a Ban? (Part II)

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 [...]

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Payday Loans: Is Salt Lake City Sneaking Toward a Ban?

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, [...]

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Payday loans go toward ‘Wicked’ cause

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 [...]