Possible Constitutional Amendment Adjusting Lottery Earnings

By Kyle Kellams,

Josie Lenora, Matthew Moore

Published March 6, 2023 at 12:54 PM CST

A quick review of the news includes a proposal with bipartisan support that would allow Arkansas Lottery Scholarship recipients to direct the money toward vo-tech education.

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Kyle Kellams

Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.

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Josie Lenora

Josie Lenora is the Politics/Government Reporter for KUAR News.

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Matthew Moore

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