By Paul Kiel | ProPublica | Photo: Vinceesq/Wikimedia Commons
A version of this story was co-published with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
In 2009, consumer advocates in Washington State decided to try a new approach to regulating payday loans. Like reformers in other states, they
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Who cares about payday loans? There are way more important things in this world to worry about.