May 7, 2008Payday lenders generous to Shurtleff
Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff seeks a third four-year term this year, and he's looked to some old friends for much of his campaign fundraising — like payday loan operators who charge an average of 500 percent interest annually.
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Apr 21, 2008Who's getting the goodies at the Capitol
All told, lobbyists reported giving legislators and state officials a total of $136,385 in the first three months of 2008. The recipients of more than 90 percent of the gifts cannot be identified because the law only requires the lobbyist to identify the legislator receiving the gift if it is a...
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Apr 18, 2008The GOP version of "Animal Farm'
Utah voters: Welcome to the dysfunctional political world of Stan Lockhart, Curt Bramble and, for those living in Happy Valley, the Utah County Republican Party.
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