N.C. Backs Lottery to Fund School Projects
Proceeds Expected to Be Earmarked for Construction Backlog
After repeated failed attempts over more than two decades, North Carolina legislators came back from recess and narrowly passed a lottery bill, becoming the last state on the East Coast to endorse such a gaming measure.
Lt. Gov. Beverly E. Perdue, a Democrat, cast the deciding vote in the state Senate to approve the controversial bill, 25-24.
The lottery is expected to reap more than $400 million annually, money that is slated for college scholarships, school construction, needy school districts, class-size reduction, and...
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