Tennessee Senator pushes for bigger lottery scholarships

Lottery Post — Mon, 10 Jan 2005 15:54:00 GMT

Whitney McKinney has at least a year before she has to decide where she'll go to college. But the McGavock High School junior said she's already looking closely at two private universities in Tennessee and one in Georgia.If Tennessee adds $1,000 to $2,000 a year to its HOPE Scholarship, however, choosing between the Volunteer State and the Peach State won't be nearly as tough.''I think that would make a very big difference,'' McKinney said. ''It's a lot when I think about college tuition. Raisin... [ More ]