Two Babies Saved From Abortion in Little Rock

Volunteers praying outside Planned Parenthood and Little Rock Family Planning Services report that two babies recently were saved from abortion.

The first baby was on Tuesday of last week at Little Rock Family Planning Services — Arkansas’ only surgical abortion facility.

The baby’s mother left the facility and told the people praying outside that she simply couldn’t go through with the abortion.

The second was on Friday of last week when a young woman spoke with a volunteer praying at Planned Parenthood in Little Rock. The two ladies traded phone numbers. After a series of phone calls and text messages, the young woman decided to keep her baby.

Needless to say, this is really great news.

Right now volunteers are praying regularly outside Little Rock Family Planning Services and Planned Parenthood.

The prayer efforts outside Planned Parenthood are part of the semiannual 40 Days for Life campaign.

Every year we hear stories of babies saved from abortion and lives changed forever because someone was praying outside one of these abortion facilities.

You can learn more about 40 Days for Life at 40DaysForLife.com.

State Lottery Continues to Spend 70% of Revenue on Prizes

The Arkansas Lottery continues to spend more than 70% of its monthly revenue on prizes, according to reports filed with the Governor’s Office.

The reports show the Arkansas Lottery took in more than $47.5 million in September.

Out of that money, $33.4 million was spent on prizes for lottery players — roughly 70.4% of the Lottery’s revenue for the month.

Less than $7.7 million went to college scholarships — about 16.2% of the Lottery’s revenue.

For perspective, the typical state lottery budgets about 60% of its revenue for prizes and about 30% for education.

All told, since Fiscal Year 2021 began last July the Arkansas Lottery has taken in nearly $147 million, but only about 16 cents out of every dollar has gone toward college scholarships.

Below is a breakdown of Lottery revenue, scholarship budgeting, and prize spending so far this fiscal year.

Lottery Scholarship Spending

MonthGross Lottery RevenuePaid to Scholarships% Gross Revenue
July$49,780,369.99$8,592,573.9317.3%
August49,672,105.047,862,917.4415.8%
September47,501,224.727,691,576.9916.2%
Total$146,953,699.75$24,147,068.3616.4%

Lottery Prize Spending

MonthGross Lottery RevenueTotal Prizes% Going to Prizes
July49,780,369.9935,641,717.4871.6%
August49,672,105.0435,023,856.8370.5%
September47,501,224.7233,422,556.1470.4%
Total146,953,699.75104,088,130.4570.8%