Pay Day Loans

Well, the fight is on to stop the ‘loan shark’ type practices of the payday loan industries.

There is bipartisan support to clean up this problem. Last year we saw a similar group come to us and ask for legislation condoning this type of loan practices and we send them home empty handed. We really should not encourage or allow any business to prey on the poor and underprivileged through ultra-high priced financing.

Chuck Gray

Opening Day – and it begins:

Well, so much for bi-partisanship in the Arizona House. Just when Democrat minority leader, Phil Lopes was singing the “Let’s all work together” song, he gets himself nominated as Speaker of the House along with Republican Speaker Jim Weiers. Quick thinking Bob Robson (Republican) moved for a roll call vote and the Lopes nomination was withdrawn. I guess someone did not want to go on record for that vote. We’re hoping it won’t be that rocky in the House from now on. If so it will be a long two years. Weiers was made Speaker of the House by acclamation.

Chuck Gray