Ellis blasts rent-to-own budget proposal
Governor Walker's budget includes a proposal to exempt rent-to-own companies from the state's consumer protection laws, and a Republican leader in the Senate says it should be handled as a stand-alone bill.
Senate President Mike Ellis says if the Legislature's budget committee doesn't take it out, the Senate will.
The Neenah Republican says rent-to-own businesses prey on the poor, and financially illiterate. He says the governor's proposal allows them to offer contracts that don't have all of the…
Senate President Mike Ellis says if the Legislature's budget committee doesn't take it out, the Senate will.
The Neenah Republican says rent-to-own businesses prey on the poor, and financially illiterate. He says the governor's proposal allows them to offer contracts that don't have all of the…
