Two Men Sought in AMSA Armored Car Heist Trial
In Syracuse two men Gary LaTray and Timothy DeMare face trial in U.S. District Court for planning and carrying out a 2.9 million AMSA East Syracuse office heist on May 25, 1989. The case centers on a calculated operation with a past spree of limousines and gifts, while guards test their loyalty to prevent inside jobs. Authorities review company records seeking witnesses and may polygraph guards. the incident is described as the second-largest armored car theft in U.S. history.
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Monroe County
Andrew P. Meloni
Syracuse
Gary ‘LaTray
Timothy DeMare
U.S. District Court
AMSA
Virginia ‘Beach
Tril
East Syracuse
Thomas Lester
Lester
Meloni
FBI
Sheriff's
George Clark
Clark
Rochester
Chili
Federal Reserve Bank
Buffalo
U.S
Sentry Armored Car Courier Co
New York City
Wells Fargo
New York
Miami
Fla
Record Heat Roasts Phoenix and West Coast
The extreme heat baked Phoenix to 122 degrees with air conditioners failing and planes grounded. Los Angeles tied 112 degrees as authorities investigated three possible heat deaths in Phoenix and one in LA. Highs were set or tied across the Southwest, with slight cooling expected later. Local reactions described strain on services and vehicle cooling demand.
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Phoenix
America
Losage
Ben Hillbrecht
Escondido
Calif
Los Angeles
Charlie Blackburn
Sun City Auto Service
Fire Department
Steven Jensen
Bush weighs tax hike as deficit grows steeper
Government officials and consultants say President Bush must concede that spending cuts alone cannot eliminate the deficit. A tax increase, paired with a compromise with Democrats, is now seen as necessary to avoid deep domestic and military cuts that could provoke public backlash and stall a fragile economy.
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Bush
Claiborne Darden
Atlanta
Congress
White House
Greed and Lobbyists Drive Soaring Campaign Costs
A Los Angeles Times style analysis details rising legislative campaign spending across states, noting California costs rising 180 percent from 1978 to 1988 and average races reaching 610,000. It describes lobbyists shaping giving strategies, hosting fundraisers, and securing access rather than direct vote buys.
States Limitations on Campaign Spending Vary Widely
States struggle with campaign finance rules as most do not cap spending unless public financing exists. Common Cause pushes public funding to reduce influence of special interests. Only four states offer public financing for legislative races, yet spending remains high. Six states bar contributions during sessions. States cap individual and PAC giving, with Arizona at 220 dollars and New York up to 4 000 to 9 092 per election, and PAC limits from 1 000 dollars in Connecticut and Massachusetts to 150 000 dollars in New York.
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Barry Kapffman
Pennsylvania
Common Cause
Sacramento
Albany
Richard Dugally
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Lapides
Maryland
California
Delaware
Arizona
Senate
New York
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Revolving door from legislatures to lobbyists exposed
The piece notes lobbyists often are former legislators and aides who earn far more than lawmakers, with examples in New York New Hampshire Alaska Oklahoma Texas Illinois and North Carolina. It highlights access advantages, insider knowledge, and frequent floor access, plus calls for cooling-off periods between roles.
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New York State
New Hampshire
Alaska State Senate
Tim Kelly
Oklahoma
Texas
Illinois
New Mexico
North Carolina Center For Public Policy Research
South Carolina
States cap unions on political donations to candidates
The Associated Press reports sixteen states bar union campaign contributions to legislative candidates while thirty four allow unions with seventeen capping individual candidate gifts. Caps vary by state and election type, including yearly, per election, and combined totals across primaries, runoffs, and general elections.
PAC donation limits by state for political action committees
A survey lists state by state caps on PAC contributions to legislators. Alaska allows 1000 per year, California 2500 per fiscal year and 5000 for large PACs, Florida 1000 per election, Kentucky 4000, Oklahoma 5000, Vermont 3000 per year, Wisconsin 500 per year and 1000 for Senate, Michigan varies by chamber and donor counts, Delaware 500 per election, and other states specify per election or per year caps with multiple thresholds.
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Michigan
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Delaware
Florida
Hawaii
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
House
Senate
Minnesota
Montana
New York
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
Vermont
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Assembly
States restrict corporate campaign contributions in 20 states
Twenty states bar corporations from giving to legislative candidates while 30 permit gifts. Of those, 16 set per candidate or per election caps. Alabama allows 500 dollars per election. Alaska 1,000 per year. California 1,000 per fiscal year. Delaware 500 per election. New York ranges 2,500 to 3,396 per House election and 4,000 to 5,000 per unspecified limit.
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Alaska
Arkansas
California
Delaware
Florida
Hawaii
Indiana
Brown
Kansas
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Montana
New York
Rhode Island
Vermont
Alabama
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York
Canada
Palquet Hig
National Weather Service
Southwest
Colorado
Utah
Sky Harbor
Ture
Rick Martinez
David Wonnacott
Goett Air Conditioning
ASSOC
Capitol
Julian L. Lapides
New Jersey
Washington State
H. Donald Stewart
Stewart
Bruce Bereano
California Assembly
Willie Brown
Jerry Zanelli
Associated Pros
Herb Kirsh
Lester Brann
Illnois
Bremner
The
Associated Press
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