Lottery or Bake Sale?

Paying for Learning via Lottery or Bake Sale?

Sunday, August 7, 2005
Five Democrats hold key to lottery's approval
Their standing in the way of its passage could prompt some 'serious horse-trading in N.C. Senate'

By David Rice
JOURNAL RALEIGH BUREAU

RALEIGH

The state budget that legislators are preparing to approve this week includes decisions about how to spend money from a state lottery that hasn't even been passed.

Legislative leaders say that even if they adopt budget provisions to distribute $425 million a year in lottery proceeds among various education programs, a separate vote in the state Senate will still be needed to formally approve a lottery.

But in a chamber where Democrats hold the advantage with just a handful of votes, and Republicans appear uniformly opposed, at least five Senate Democrats say they still oppose a lottery, effectively blocking passage for now and setting the stage for some serious horse-trading.

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