Police spying prompts hearings
State lawmakers plan inquiry into agency’s activities
By Laura Smitherman | Sun reporter
July 22, 2008
State lawmakers are planning formal hearings on Maryland State Police efforts to spy on peace activists and death penalty protesters, potentially paving the way for a thorny debate in the next General Assembly session over whether to restrict the law enforcement agency’s authority. Continue reading
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Pennsylvania Lottery sales hit record high, but revenues decline
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
By Tom Barnes, Post-Gazette Harrisburg Bureau
HARRISBURG — While total sales of Pennsylvania Lottery tickets hit an all-time high of more than $3 billion in fiscal year 2007-08, net revenues to the state Lottery Fund, which pays for senior citizens programs, continued a modest three-year decline. Continue reading
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