Click on Reform AZ Arizona’s site to read about the new newspaper endorsement of Prop 200.

We received this from an informed Ohio reader:

John Gilligan served for one term, he was voted out of office in 1974. He has not won a statewide election since 1970.

Richard Celeste served two terms. He has lived out of state for the last 15 years.

Bob Taft left office with an approval rating in the teens (he recorded the lowest approval rating of any Governor in Gallup history). During his second term he was convicted of four misdemeanors for failure to report gifts.

From our friends at WalletPop. 

Where is the FAITH?
We’ve all been wondering in the past if Bill Faith and his Coalition in OHIO spends all their money on payroll. Apparently this is so. No matter which way issue five rolls next week, Bill is not worried, he still gets paid. If if fails, I go bankrupt. Way to go Bill, I have not heard your name or seen your coalition spend anything to speak of in support of issue five. Believe me, I thank you for this!

This is a better summary than we provided yesterday of developments in Arkansas: 

The Arkansas Check-cashers Act violates the state constitution and should be struck down, Arkadelphia lawyer Todd Turner told the Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday.

It was the third time in three years that the state Supreme Court has heard arguments in the same lawsuit that questions the constitutionality of the 1999 law. In 2005 and last year, the Supreme Court sent the case back to Pulaski County Circuit Court.

Ohioans4financialfreedom.com to see the latest ads, news releases, endorsements. 

A straightfoward explaination of Ohio’s ballot initiatives. Never thought we’d see something so unbiased in the Dealer 

From today’s Lancaster (OH) Eagle Gazette:

Former governors John Gilligan, Richard Celeste, George Voinovich and Bob Taft released a statement Thursday supporting the cap. They say payday lending undermines savings and investments, siphons dollars from more essential services and puts a burden on local food banks and social services.

The Payday Pundit has no idea if these were popular governors or not, but I get a stronger sense now why Ohio’s economy is one of the worst in the country’s.  It’s suffered under these guys for last several years.

Because it was written by a child throwing a tamper tantrum.  From today’s Tucson Citizen:

In exploiting its own negative image, the {payday lending} industry is running TV ads lambasting predatory lenders and urging you to “END RIP-OFFS,” “end unfair practices” and “bring payday lenders under control.”

Oh, please.  They’ve never seen smart, clever tactics to win a ballot initiative?  These people need to grow up. 

One U.S. Senate candidate in Oregon wants to put payday lenders out of business and the other is a believer in free markets.  This is a tough one.