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Predatory earned wage advance (EWA) apps are trapping low-income workers in cycles of high-interest debt, with borrowers often reborrowing at rates equivalent to 300 percent APR or more. Consumer advocates and regulators warn that without stronger financial protections, these apps will continue to exploit vulnerable Americans, deepening financial insecurity rather than alleviating it.
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Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul J. Wiedefeld has appointed Shannetta R. Griffin as the new executive director and CEO of the Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA). In the role, she will oversee BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Martin State Airport, and the state’s regional aviation program. Griffin, a veteran transportation engineer with four decades of experience, previously served as associate administrator of airports for the FAA and will focus on expanding economic opportunities and strengthening partnerships within Maryland’s aviation sector.
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By Barnett Wright | The Birmingham Times Alabamians should contact state lawmakers to protect the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute from state budget cuts, the board of BCRI said in a statement issued on Thursday. This week state lawmakers took their first official action on the state General Fund budget that eliminated $100,000 of funding for […]

By Clinton P. Woods | Special to The Times As a kid growing up in Birmingham’s Echo Highlands neighborhood, some of my most prominent memories harken back to the Huffman ballpark. From the age of seven through age 14, I spent roughly five days a week at the park playing baseball and football. Huffman ballpark […]