By Jason Johnson & Dale Liesch
Alabama lawmakers are in Montgomery considering a lottery, but despite public support, concerns about how the proceeds would be spent and the type of activities that would be legal are threatening to derail the process before there’s even get a chance for citizens to vote.
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At least one person from every city in Mobile County has won more than $600 from the Florida lottery since 2018.
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