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CASH Only — Fri, 18 Mar 2005 20:50:01 GMT

Get it over with

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LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 18 Mar 2005 01:35:34 GMT

are these lawmakers gonna make up their minds already

N.C. lawmakers push for quick vote on lottery

Lottery Post — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 14:00:01 GMT

Leaders in the N.C. House hope to hold an up-or-down vote on a state lottery within the next several weeks and not put the issue to a vote of the people, House Speaker Jim Black said yesterday. I'm serious about going on and voting it. I want to get it over with, up or down, and move on, Black said.Though lottery supporters have argued for years that voters should decide on a lottery, opponents say that a referendum itself would be unconstitutional because North Carolina's constitution doesn't... [ More ]