April 23, 1999

Lottery for Scholarships Put on Alabama Ballot

By JEFFREY SELINGO

Alabama voters will decide this fall if they want to establish a lottery to pay for college scholarships and other education programs.

Last week, state lawmakers agreed to Gov. Don Siegelman's campaign promise to put the lottery question on the ballot. The state Senate ended a two-day filibuster and voted 24 to 11 to let the public decide on an amendment to the state Constitution this fall, on a date to be

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