Alaska governor proposes lottery amid budget woes

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Coin Toss — Sat, 15 Feb 2020 17:44:53 GMT

Good points noise-gate, especially about the population.

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dannyct — Sat, 15 Feb 2020 05:18:23 GMT

Maybe the answer is to sell Alaska to Canada

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noise-gate — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 23:34:55 GMT

How so? The article says lawmakers blew through billions of dollars, what makes one think their habits have not changed? Plus, with a population of under 800,000- one wonders why they think a lottery is going to solve their problems? Fiscally responsible, they are not.

One thing l know, they have lots of drunks up there * Source? Alaskan Police on TV.

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Raven62 — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 20:20:21 GMT

Alaska has bigger problems than forming a State Lottery will fix:

For the past five years, Alaska has lost more people than it has gained residents, representing the longest streak of population loss since World War II, when researchers first started tracking the yearly numbers. In all, nearly 29,000 more people have moved out of Alaska since 2012 than have moved into the state. The state had a net loss of nearly 9,000 residents in 2017, its largest population loss since 1988, the report f... [ More ]

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s5thomps — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 18:57:21 GMT

DUE TIME

Alaska governor proposes lottery amid budget woes

Lottery Post — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:34:28 GMT

Alaska, long-reliant on oil and in search of options amid a persistent budget deficit, may turn to the lottery for help.

Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced legislation Wednesday proposing a lottery. His administration said it could serve as part of his goal of providing greater fiscal stability.

It comes on the heels of deep budget cuts Dunleavy proposed last year that were met with public outcry. That anger helped fuel a recall effort against him now tied up in the courts. His budge... [ More ]