Gerard Matthews is Twittering from the hearing on Sen. Sue Madison’s request for a lottery study. The NAACP, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families and the Family Council have joined Madison in objecting to the game and state promotion of it.

We mentioned this hearing earlier today.

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More from Gerard on the jump, including a press release from Lt. Gov. Bill Halter.

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