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Arizona: Proposition 200

Tue, 10/28/2008 - 21:15

AZ initiatives attract national attention

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

Two Arizona ballot initiatives have attracted attention from the Wall Street Journal and conservative commentator George Will this week, with Will arguing in favor of Proposition 101 and the WSJ spotlighting the big money payday lenders are ponying up to push Proposition 200.

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Tue, 10/21/2008 - 18:23

Anti-Prop 200 forces to hold rally at Capitol

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

Arizonans for Responsible Lending, the coalition leading the fight against Proposition 200, will hold a rally Thursday morning to oppose the initiative, which seeks to keep payday lending legal in Arizona by instituting changes to the system such as lower interest rates and restrictions on the number of loans a single borrower can take out at once.

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Tue, 09/23/2008 - 17:12

Anti-Prop. 200 group releases Lenny the Loanshark ad

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

Arizonans for Responsible Lending has released an internet ad that employs humor in alerting voters to what they see as the dangers associated with Proposition 200.

Titled "Lenny the Loanshark," the ad features a mafia-type payday lender explaining how Prop. 200 would benefit him and his "associates."

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Fri, 02/29/2008 - 18:58

Republicans to push Napolitano on Prop. 200

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

On Monday, AZ GOP Chairman Randy Pullen and State Rep. Russell Pearce plan to discuss a motion to be filed in Superior Court to implement Section 6 of Proposition 200.

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