Press Releases
Issue 5 Wins in a Landslide! - November 4, 2008
Voters Embrace 28% Interest Rate Cap on Payday Loans. Read the release
The Center for Moral Clarity Endorses a Yes Vote on Issue 5 - November 3, 2008
Reverend Rod Parsely and the Center for Moral Clarity are urging voters to vote yes on issue 5. Read the release
Voters Seeing Through Payday Lenders' Deception - November 2, 2008
Dispatch Poll Shows YES on Issue 5 With Commanding Lead. Read the release
Former Ohio Governors Urge Yes Vote on Issue 5 - November 1, 2008
Governors John Gilligan, Richard Celeste, George Voinovich and Bob Taft came together to ensure voters are clear that a "yes" vote on November 4 will cap the annual interest rate that payday lenders charge at 28 percent. Read the release
YES on 5 Makes National "Best" Ballot Initiatives List - October 29, 2008
Yes on Issue 5 is among the nation's top ballot issues that offer "hope for significant progress," according to a new national report released today. Read the release
YES on 5 Campaign Taps Creativity, Energy of Young Adults - October 26, 2008
In increasing numbers, young voters in Ohio are saying NO to corporate greed and YES to Issue 5, putting talent and energy behind their support. Read the release
It's Unanimous! All 8 Major Ohio Newspapers Endorse a Yes Vote on Issue 5 - October 26, 2008
The Columbus Dispatch is the latest in a long line of newspaper endorsements of Issue 5. Read the release
Payday Lending Industry Spends $13.8 Million in Ohio - October 23, 2008
The payday lending industry filed their campaign finance reports today, revealing expenditures of $13.8 million. Read the release
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Yes on Issue 5 Committee Files Campaign Finance Reports - October 23, 2008
Yes on Issue 5 Committee filed their campaign finance reports with Ohio's Secretary of State. Read the release
County Commissioners Urge YES Vote on Issue 5
The County Commissioners' Association of Ohio (CCAO) endorsed a YES vote on Issue 5. Read the release
Yes on Issue 5 Collects 6 Newspaper Endorsements
The Cincinnati Enquirer, Youngstown Vindicator, Canton Repository, Dayton Daily News, Zanesville Times Recorder and the Medina Gazette join the ranks of newspapers endorsing a yes vote on issue 5! Read the release
4 New Organizations Endorse Yes on Issue 5
The Ohio Municipal League, the National Association of Social Workers Ohio Chapter, the Cleveland Branch of the NAACP and the Ohio Conference of Seventh Day Adventists all endorsed a Yes vote on Issue 5. Read the press release
AG Candidates and Former AG's Say VOTE YES ON ISSUE 5 - October 8, 2008
Current AG Candidates Crites and Cordray and Former AG's Montgomery and Petro come out in support of Yes Vote on Issue 5! Read the release
Faith Leaders Speak Out in Support of Issue 5 - September 24, 2008
Faith leaders from around Ohio came together today in Columbus to announce their support of Issue 5. Read the release.
Yes on Issue 5 Campaign Responds to Pro-Payday Lending Effort - September 23, 2008
Yes on Issue 5 Committee responds to payday lender new ad. Read the release
Payday Lending Campaign Agrees to Toss Disputed Signatures - September 19, 2008
Payday lending campaign finalized agreement to toss Arno petitions. Read the release
Payday Petition Circulators Improperly Trained; Instructed to Tell Voters Interest Rates Would Drop - September 17, 2008
Equal Justice Foundation survey suggests circulators paid by the payday lending industry were not properly trained or informed about issue. Read the release
Payday lending referendum may be booted from ballot - September 12th, 2008
Payday Lending Referendum Could be Booted from the Ballot. Firm Known for "Deception, Irregularities" at Center ofStorm. Read the press release...
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Payday Lobby Deceives Voters - August 12th, 2008
Payday Lending Petition Circulators Buy Signatures From Homeless, Mislead Voters With Promises Of Lower Interest Rates. Read more...
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