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LITTLE ROCK — The secretary of state’s office certified a proposed constitutional amendment for the November ballot Monday that would allow voters to decide Lt. Gov. Bill Halter’s measure for a state-run lottery to fund college scholarships.

Anyone who bought a lottery ticket for Saturday’s Powerball drawing from a Hookerton convenience store may want to check their numbers. Lottery officials said an unknown person bought the $30,000 ticket at the Main Street Mini Mart, 124 E. Main St. in Hookerton, but no one has yet claimed the money.

LITTLE ROCK A proposed constitutional amendment that would create a state-run lottery to fund college scholarships was approved Monday to go before Arkansas’ voters this fall.

(Little Rock, AR) — Will Arkansas become the latest state to have its own lottery game? That will be up to voters to decide this fall. The proposal to amend the state Constitution was certified Monday by Secretary of State Charlie Daniels.

(Harrisburg) — State Revenue Department officials announced an all time high in lottery sales for the 2007-2008 fiscal year. The sale increase is particularly encouraging for lottery officials amid current economic issues and competition from slots casinos opening in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Lottery officials say they notched another sales record in the just-concluded fiscal year, despite economic troubles and potential competition from casinos. 

Associated Press - July 21, 2008 3:54 PM ET LITTLE ROCK (AP) - A proposed constitutional amendment creating a state-run lottery has been approved to appear on this fall’s ballot.

HARRISBURG, Pa. — State revenue officials say Pennsylvania Lottery sales rose by just a fraction of a percentage point in the 2007-08 fiscal year. But the Revenue Department also says the latest figure sets a new sales record.

By Jason Wiest Arkansas News Bureau LITTLE ROCK - The secretary of state’s office certified a proposed constitutional amendment for the November ballot Monday that would allow voters to decide Lt. Gov. Bill Halter’s measure for a state-run lottery to fund college scholarships.