Raleigh News & Observer
The Associated Press
Winning big
– North Carolina will have a lottery once Gov. Mike Easley’s signs a bill Wednesday that cleared the Senate because of two absent senators and the lieutenant governor. The Senate voted 25-24 in favor of creating a lottery its supporters hope will generate $400 million annually for college scholarships, and school construction and other education initiatives. (more…)
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