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OPINION: The state lottery will be a tax on the desperate

At the end of August 2018, Gov. Phil Bryant signed legislation authorizing a lottery in Mississippi. In recent months, a five-member board of directors has worked to establish a $400 million Mississippi

April 12, 2019

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State lottery bill could bring scratch-offs to Oxford

On Tuesday, the Mississippi House of Representatives passed a lottery bill after initially voting against it on Monday. The bill will now be sent to the governor, who has already indicated his

August 29, 2018

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Opinion: State lottery is legislature’s latest cash grab

Yesterday the Mississippi State Legislature convened for a final special session to discuss — among other issues pertaining to the allocation of funds from the Deepwater Horizon settlement — the failing condition

August 29, 2018

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MS Today: Inside Gov. Phil Bryant’s crusade to save his lottery proposal

Just hours after the House stunned the Capitol on Monday night by rejecting Gov. Phil Bryant’s special session lottery proposal, at least six state representatives sat around a big table at

August 29, 2018

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