Arkansas Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter was in the River Valley today, to talk to students about scholarships funded by a state lottery.
Dozens of young leaders gathered at UA Fort Smith.
The scholarships will provide scholarships to any graduate of an Arkansas high school that maintains a 2.5 grade point average.
But Halter says the lottery needs to go into affect sooner rather than later. "I feel like there is a need for a sense of urgency because every day that the lottery is not up and running is a loss of $1,000,000 in sales in tickets and a loss of $250,000 in scholarships. Every month that we're not up and running is a loss of $8,000,000 dollars in scholarship money," said Halter.
A lottery commission is working on a plan to get the Arkansas lottery in place, as soon as the end of the year.
Dozens of young leaders gathered at UA Fort Smith.
The scholarships will provide scholarships to any graduate of an Arkansas high school that maintains a 2.5 grade point average.
But Halter says the lottery needs to go into affect sooner rather than later. "I feel like there is a need for a sense of urgency because every day that the lottery is not up and running is a loss of $1,000,000 in sales in tickets and a loss of $250,000 in scholarships. Every month that we're not up and running is a loss of $8,000,000 dollars in scholarship money," said Halter.
A lottery commission is working on a plan to get the Arkansas lottery in place, as soon as the end of the year.
