Ross said he was against the lottery when it began but now wants to work to make it better. Hutchinson said the lottery's authority should shift from its commission to a new state agency. "More influence on the director by the governor as an executive branch agency I think would help them to look at problems down the road. We've got some significant challenges from reduced revenue for the lottery," said Hutchinson.
Both Ross and Hutchinson have previously said they do not support putting state general revenue into the scholarships. While Hutchinson & Ross expressed distaste for the lottery they still talked about utilizing its funds for scholarships and continuing its existence.
Democrat Mike Ross said he was against the lottery when it began but now wants to work to make it better. Republican Asa Hutchinson said the lottery's authority should shift from its commission to a new state agency.
While Hutchinson & Ross expressed distaste for the lottery they still talked about utilizing its funds for scholarships and continuing its existence. But Libertarian Frank Gilbert said using a lottery to fund scholarships is not an answer to rising higher education costs. "If it were allowed, if it were possible, if I could I'd do away with the lottery right now. I believe the people of Arkansas could do that. We're the ones that voted it in, let's do away with it," said Gilbert.
Mike Ross said he was against the lottery when it began but now wants to work to make it better. "It is providing greater opportunities and making college within reach for more young people in this state and I'm committed to making sure that as many as those dollars as possible continue to fund educational opportunities," said Ross. Ross said he does not believe voters intended for the monitor-based games the Lottery Commission had sought to roll out this fall.
Asa Hutchinson said the lottery's authority should shift from its commission to a new state agency. Both Ross and Hutchinson have previously said they do not support putting state general revenue into the scholarships
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