COLUMBIA — When Rep. Mary Still, D-Columbia, was working for then-Attorney General Jay Nixon in the late '90s, ministers in the Kansas City area reported an unusual rise in food pantry patrons. The ministers had an explanation for the increase. They said the newcomers were part of the debt spiral created by payday loans, Still said.
Columbia Rep. Mary Still continues to push payday lending reform
Friday, December 17, 2010 | 12:29 p.m. CST;
updated 4:44 p.m. CST, Monday, December 20, 2010
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