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		<title>Lottery wheels turning</title>
		<link>http://politicsinarkansas.com/2009/03/27/lottery-wheels-turning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Lyon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The state lottery should move a step closer to becoming a reality next week, House Speaker Robbie Wills advises. Wills says he is &#8220;shooting for Tuesday&#8221; to name his three appointments to the nine-member lottery commission. The governor, the House speaker and the Senate president pro tem each get to make three appointments to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Halter to testify on lottery</title>
		<link>http://politicsinarkansas.com/2009/03/16/halter-to-testify-on-lottery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Lyon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The man who put Arkansas&#8217; state-run lottery on the ballot in 2008 will be among the witnesses offering testimony when legislation to set up the lottery makes its debut in House and Senate committees Tuesday. Lt. Gov. Bill Halter will testify for the legislation in the House Rules and Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lottery bill on schedule for March 11 committee appearance</title>
		<link>http://politicsinarkansas.com/2009/03/03/lottery-update-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Lyon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politicsinarkansas.com/?p=1042</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[House Speaker Robbie Wills says work on merging the two halves of the lottery bill — the business model and the scholarship rules — and incorporating suggestions from lawmakers and others is proceeding swiftly, but the legislation may not get filed this week. Wills informs that he is aiming to file the long-awaited legislation on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lottery meeting Wednesday — maybe</title>
		<link>http://politicsinarkansas.com/2009/02/24/lottery-meeting-wednesday-%e2%80%94-maybe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Lyon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[House Speaker Robbie Wills told House members today that details of the scholarship portion of the draft lottery bill may be discussed in a committee meeting Wednesday.  Wills says a joint meeting of the House Rules Committee and the Senate Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs has been tentatively set for Wednesday afternoon, upon adjournment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Draft of lottery bill online</title>
		<link>http://politicsinarkansas.com/2009/02/19/draft-of-lottery-bill-online/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Lyon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A draft of a portion of pending legislation to create Arkansas&#8217; lottery — the portion concerning only the lottery&#8217;s structure, not the scholarships it will fund — is available here.]]></description>
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		<title>Friction over lottery</title>
		<link>http://politicsinarkansas.com/2009/02/17/friction-over-lottery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Lyon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A freshman House member moved today for a special House session on Friday to discuss the lottery, but House Speaker Robbie Wills refused to recognize the motion. Rep. John Burris, R-Harrison, made the motion on the floor during today&#8217;s House session. He said later he believes the time has now come, after weeks of work [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lottery update UPDATED</title>
		<link>http://politicsinarkansas.com/2009/02/09/lottery-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Moritz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a memo to House members, Speaker Robbie Wills has provided a summary of draft legislation to create Arkansas&#8217; voter-approved lottery for college scholarships. The memo is available here. Wills filed a shell lottery bill before the session started, and the Conway Democrat has said that when the bill is amended to add details — [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lottery summary in the works</title>
		<link>http://politicsinarkansas.com/2009/02/03/lottery-summary-in-the-works/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Lyon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[House Speaker Robbie Wills say he&#8217;ll have a summary of upcoming legislation to create a state-run lottery  in the hands of House leaders by this weekend.  The Conway Democrat says he wants  to get feedback  from House committee chairmen before sharing the summary with the rest of the House membership and the press, possibly as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do-something Legislature?</title>
		<link>http://politicsinarkansas.com/2009/01/12/do-something-legislature/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Lyon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Robbie Wills used a prop to make a point today in his first address to the House as its new speaker. The Democrat from Conway held up a device he called a &#8220;do-nothing&#8221; — a novelty item that at one time was offered for sale at his family&#8217;s business in Pickles Gap. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To each his own</title>
		<link>http://politicsinarkansas.com/2009/01/08/to-each-his-own/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:13:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Lyon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lt. Gov. Bill Halter says it&#8217;s OK with him if his crowning achievement — a state lottery — isn&#8217;t Gov. Mike Beebe&#8217;s top priority in the upcoming legislative session. Beebe says balancing the state budget, funding public education and cutting the grocery tax are higher on his to-do list for the session than creating a [...]]]></description>
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