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Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

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Alabama lottery bill dies in legislature

Alabama lottery bill dies in legislature

Jordan LaPorta August 29, 2016

After an extended summer battle, the lottery bill originally proposed by Gov. Robert Bentley has died in the legislature. On Friday afternoon, the Senate voted down the bill previously approved by the...

Lottery will brighten Alabama’s future

Kyle Simpson May 27, 2015

With the state of Alabama facing a severe budget shortfall and a Republican state legislature that would probably rather praise ObamaCare than raise taxes even slightly, things are looking bad for Alabama’s...

Lottery only serves to benefit rich

Mark Hammontree May 27, 2015

Alabama needs money. A whole lot of money. As the fiscal due date on Alabama’s bills approaches, the state finds itself well over $260 million dollars short of the funds necessary to keep our budget...

Alabama lottery should be reconsidered

SoRelle Wyckoff April 3, 2012

I bought my first lottery ticket on my eighteenth birthday, and I bought my second one this weekend. On my birthday, it was a purely symbolic purchase. I bought it alongside a Swisher Sweets cigar (classy,...