Proposed Mass. budget includes nonexistent lottery money

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maringoman — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:35:06 GMT

Law makers are never on their job. they campaigne hard so that they dont have to work the rest of their term.

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Todd — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:03:02 GMT

Legislators can be so irresponsible. This kind of stuff happens all the time. Sure, Cahill should have given the heads-up, but it is the legislators' responsibility to understand that a Powerball deal was extremely unlikely.

Proposed Mass. budget includes nonexistent lottery money

Lottery Post — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:27:44 GMT

Issue highlights problem with budgeting based on speculation

When Massachusetts lawmakers approved a $24.7 billion state budget last week, they included $25 million in expected revenue from the multi-state lottery game, Powerball.

The trouble is, the state's bid to become a part of the game had been rejected and state Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill neglected to let legislators know.

To make matters worse, the inclusion of Powerball revenue in the state budget was based upon the notion that... [ More ]