The following editorial appeared at NWAOnline.com on May 13, 2011. To read the editorial from its original source, click here.
Lottery Panel Has No Excuse For Lapse
The lottery commission violated the state’s public meeting law in a disturbingly casual way.
The Arkansas Lottery Commission met twice this week without giving the public notice. Each meeting was a clear and admitted violation of the state Freedom of Information Act.
Mike Wickline of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports on Lottery Commissioner Joe White resigning. Click here to read about it.
SB867 by Senator Madison would prohibit lottery ticket vending machines in Arkansas. It has already passed the Arkansas Senate, and is on its way to the House Rules Committee. The committee could vote on it as early as tomorrow. If it passes, it will go to the entire House of Representatives for a vote.
This is a good bill, and it needs a lot of support from Arkansans. Please call your representative, and ask him or her to support SB867 if and when it comes up for a vote. You can leave a message for your representative at the Capitol by calling (501) 682-6211.