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weshar75 — Wed, 10 Mar 2004 23:34:48 GMT

I wonder if their is gaming in Mississippi such as horse or dog tracks or bingo halls or tribal casinos. I guess this is another example of a state thats is busy lining public officials pockets at the expense of the tax payer. Instead of creating a lottery to make the schools better for the kids. Choice? Choose to buy a lottery ticket or let your county or state raise your taxes! I would choose the lottery ticket because you don't have to buy the lottery ticket but taxes never go away.... [ More ]

No Lottery for Mississippi

Lottery Post — Wed, 10 Mar 2004 09:28:01 GMT

Mississippi lawmakers refused to take a chance on a proposed state lottery to help fund education.House Bill 1064 was among hundreds of proposals that died Tuesday, the deadline for passing bills out of committees.On the other hand, lawmakers are willing to back a pay hike for county officials but at the counties' expense. A pay hike bill was among those surviving Tuesday's deadline.Midway through the four-month session, there have been more than 2,600 bills filed in both chambers. There were 1,... [ More ]