THE NEW MEXICO SENATE HAS PASSED A BILL ELIMINATING THE REQUIREMENT THAT 30 PERCENT OF STATE LOTTERY REVENUE GO INTO THE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
OPPONENTS SAY THE MOVE WOULD HURT THE FUND. BUT SUPPORTERS SAY IT WOULD ALLOW THE LOTTERY TO SPEND MORE ON ADVERTISING, GETTING MORE PEOPLE TO PLAY. THAT WOULD THEN BOOST THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND, EVEN WITHOUT THE 30 PERCENT REQUIREMENT.
