All Kentucky lottery money to fund education

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CASH Only — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 18:04:22 GMT

CT has a general fund.

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LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 06:11:02 GMT

i was curious in what other ways besides education are the proceeeds used

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LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 16 Jul 2005 09:05:45 GMT

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CASH Only — Fri, 08 Jul 2005 20:37:02 GMT

More states should use lottery proceeds this way.

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LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 08 Jul 2005 10:11:00 GMT

good way to look at it....

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Rip Snorter — Mon, 04 Jul 2005 17:38:52 GMT

The program is helping stem the tide of the best and brightest leaving Kentucky, he said.Under the program, merit scholarships are awarded on a sliding scale based on grades and ACT scores; they can be as much as $2,500 per year, said lottery spokesman Chip Polston. Those awards aren't expected to increase.If the best and brightest were leaving old Kaintuck before this 'increase', seems unlikely the best and brightest will decide to stay as a result of raising the number of bucks available to... [ More ]

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LOTTOMIKE — Sun, 03 Jul 2005 01:05:00 GMT

Comment #1

CASH Only — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 19:30:08 GMT

Good news

All Kentucky lottery money to fund education

Lottery Post — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 15:21:01 GMT

Finally fulfilling the promise made 17 years ago to voters who approved a state lottery, all of the Kentucky Lottery's revenue will go directly to education beginning today specifically to fund college scholarships.That means students who meet financial criteria will get larger awards, and more students will receive both need-based and merit-based scholarships.A projected $167 million in lottery proceeds over the next 12 months will fund the scholarships an increase from $134 million last ye... [ More ]