“The state lottery director today presented to legislators a proposed budget for the lottery that projects $98 million in net proceeds for college scholarships in the fiscal year that starts July 1,” reports John Lyon with Arkansas News Bureau.
Yesterday, by a vote of 7-2, the Arkansas Lottery Commission approved a contract revision with ticket vendor Scientific Games. Click here to read about it, and check our blog this week for more on the story.
The Blaze reports that a Connecticut health panel has voted unanimously to deem elective abortions as an “essential health benefit,” meaning that the state’s health insurance exchange (i.e. Obamacare) will cover abortions.