Easley continues quest for N.C. lottery

Lottery Post — Mon, 26 Jan 2004 11:57:55 GMT

Entering the last year of his first term, Gov. Mike Easley is looking back on a busy year and preparing for his upcoming re-election campaign.After consecutive years of budget shortfalls, this year's budget seems to be on target. He fulfilled campaign promises to lower class sizes in the early elementary grades. But getting the General Assembly to approve a statewide lottery still eludes him.Easley sailed through national disasters such as Hurricane Isabel and survived man-made storms, such as t... [ More ]