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Too Late For Ohio Payday Ballot Language Changes
Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner won't review the approved ballot language for a proposed referendum on the state's new payday lending law, a spokesman from Brunner's office said.
Ohio Governor Won’t Support Sick Days Mandate
Gov. Ted Strickland and Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher said minutes ago they will not back the sick days mandate that has been pushed to the November ballot by one of their major union supporters, the SEIU.
Ohio Payday-Loan Petition Circulators Accused of Misinforming Voters
A group supporting a crackdown on payday lenders charged yesterday that Ohio voters often are being misled by petition circulators working on behalf of those lenders.
OH Sick-Day Petitions Awash in Signatures; Verification Next
A union-led coalition that needs 120,683 valid signatures to give voters the chance to decide whether full-time workers get at least seven sick days a year submitted nearly 242,000 names.
Voters: Be Wary of Payday Issue
Ohioans may have thought the payday lending issue was settled in May. That's when the General Assembly passed a strong reform bill that would, among other things, limit the interest on short-term loans to 28 percent annualized, compared with the prevalent industry charge of up to 391 APR. But if the payday loan industry has its way, the reform could be undone this fall by voter approval of a ballot issue to repeal a key portion of the new law.
Payday Lenders Sue Ohio AG
A Franklin County, Ohio, common pleas court judge denied the motion of a special interest group to issue a temporary restraining order Tuesday against Ohio Attorney General Nancy Hardin Rogers. The request was filed as part of a lawsuit initiated Monday by the REJECT HB 545 Committee, an organization seeking to overturn a new Ohio law severely limiting the ability of payday lenders to do business in the state.
Both Sides Expect to Spend Millions in Ohio Sick-Leave Bid
The price to win over voters in the expected fight over a statewide sick-leave mandate could top $10 million this fall, doubling what was spent two years ago when Ohioans voted for an increase in the minimum wage.
