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We continue to follow the Tennessee Lottery with reaction tonight from Governor Haslam. Earlier this month, we investigated why the legislature was planning to cut scholarships paid with lottery money, while lottery officials were at the same time reporting record sales. We also discovered at least part of the lottery fund problem may stem from energy efficient lighting that the legislature spent $100 million of lottery money on a few years back.
"We are having record sales, but the lottery program as designed for the last couple of years was still spending more than it was bringing in because of things we kept adding into the program from what it was originally designed," says Governor Haslam.
As we reported last week, U.S. Congressman Steve Cohen has asked the Governor if he can take a more active role in the direction of lottery spending. Cohen was instrumental in getting the lottery passed in Tennessee while he was a state senator. We'll keep you posted on any lottery developments. All of our WASTE WATCH stories are posted on Fox17.com under HOT TOPICS. You can also submit your WASTE WATCH ideas there too.
"We are having record sales, but the lottery program as designed for the last couple of years was still spending more than it was bringing in because of things we kept adding into the program from what it was originally designed," says Governor Haslam.
As we reported last week, U.S. Congressman Steve Cohen has asked the Governor if he can take a more active role in the direction of lottery spending. Cohen was instrumental in getting the lottery passed in Tennessee while he was a state senator. We'll keep you posted on any lottery developments. All of our WASTE WATCH stories are posted on Fox17.com under HOT TOPICS. You can also submit your WASTE WATCH ideas there too.
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