MDE announces special needs scholarship lottery
There’s a lottery coming up, but it’s not the one you’re thinking of. It’s for children with special needs. The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced...
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Featured Lawmaker: Lottery overdue in Mississippi
by Alex Paton
The question of whether legislators will create a state lottery is back in play after Rep. Alyce Clarke added an amendment to the appropriations bill...
Featured Lottery back in play in 2018 legislative session
The House took up the appropriation bill for the Mississippi Gaming Commission, and their funding may be trouble if a state lottery isn’t created. The...
Featured What Mississippians want: State of the State poll
by Alex Paton
Voters in Mississippi are concerned about the direction of their state, disapprove of the work being done by the state legislature, and rank infrastructure, healthcare...
Featured Gov. talks legislative session, 2017 year in review
by Alex Paton
The 2018 legislative session kicked off today at noon and many are curious to see what will get done in the next three months time....
Lottery Commission final meeting reveals final facts on potential impact
by Sarah Ulmer
The Lottery Commission met for what they say will be the last time at the Capital to discuss a potential lottery and what affects it...
Lottery in Mississippi? Legislators say not likely
by Alex Paton
A Massachusetts woman’s dreams came true after she found out that she won the lottery. Her ticket was worth 758.7 million dollars. However, some Mississippi...
Lottery this week for scholarship to aid students with special needs
A lottery-style drawing will be held Friday, July 14, to award 58 recipients the ESA scholarship, which allocates roughly $6,500 to students with special needs...
Legislative group begins further study of lottery impacts
The Mississippi House Lottery Study Working Group held its initial public meeting at the Capitol Thursday to discuss the process of studying the impacts a...
Speaker Philip Gunn creates Lottery Study Commission
by Sarah Ulmer
Speaker of the House Philip Gunn has created a Lottery Study Commission to indicate the true ramifications of a potential lottery in Mississippi. ...