The odds of winning the Arizona Lottery's big jackpot are about one in 175 million. The odds that lawmakers will sell off future lottery revenues for a quick cash infusion are exponentially better. As lawmakers ponder how to fix a fiscal 2011 budget deficit that is expected to top $2 billion, many are viewing lottery securitization as a last resort whose time has come. The state is already mortgaging assets such as the House and Senate buildings to fix the fiscal 2010 budget, and Gov. Jan Brewer's proposed sales tax increase may not be enough to bridge the gap, if it ever happens at all.
Cancer may pick its victims randomly, but Patric Allan thinks that's a lousy way for the state to decide who gets licenses to sell medical marijuana. Allan's mom died of breast cancer in 1991, and now one of his close friends is fighting the same disease. Because of the promise marijuana shows in helping patients endure chemotherapy treatments, Allan has a personal interest in seeing Arizona's medical marijuana system succeed.
What kind of voter would cast a ballot only to possibly win a random cash prize? Not one you'd want deciding your state's or country's future, that's for sure. An attempt to overcome voter apathy that has just qualified for the statewide ballot in Arizona would turn that state's elections into a lottery, offering a $1 million prize to one voter chosen at random from among all those who vote in Arizona's primary and general elections. The money would come from unclaimed Arizona Lottery prizes. It's the most idiotic "cure" for voter apathy we're ever heard of -- a twisted inversion of civic virtues that should make all Americans shudder. Luring voters to the polls with cash prizes is asinine enough. But the measure's most insidious provision is that it is retroactive. If approved in Novem...
Whether you know it or not, the Heritage Fund has made life better for you, for families and for Arizona. In the past 10 years, the Heritage Fund has paid for safe playground equipment for our children, new parks and trails, the reintroduction of endangered species into Arizona, the restoration of historic buildings, the conservation of wild and open spaces and critical habitat for animals. More than $200 million has been invested in Arizona's environmental and cultural resources -- just as voters intended when the Heritage Fund was overwhelmingly approved at the polls. The Heritage Fund consists of a portion of Arizona state Lottery money. It was established by initiative in 1990 and passed by a margin of nearly two-to-one. The money generated -- $20 million per year in the early years...
Thousands of people lined up in 41 states, including New York, and in Washington, D.C., ahead of the Mega Millions drawing Tuesday in hopes of buying the winning ticket for the lottery game's $355 million jackpot. The prize is the fourth largest in U.S. history and the second largest in Mega Millions history, said Arizona Lottery spokeswoman Cindy Esquer. The lottery's prize of $390 million in March 2007 remains the nation's richest on record.
Today, NBA Commisioner David Stern will call out Jrue Holiday (UCLA), DeMar DeRozan (USC, James Harden (Arizona State) and Brandon Jennings as all are projected as lottery picks or first round selections. It feels shorter than just two years ago when Holiday and DeRozan met up at the Tournament of Champions at Huntingdon Beach Ocean View High School and the MaxPreps Holiday Classic ' as opponents with North Hollywood Campbell Hall and Compton High School. For Holiday, Harden, DeRozan and Jennings - they hope to add to their legacies and validate that the California prep scene has little peer around the country. The pride of Compton helped his school briefly escape the shadow of neighborhood rivals Dominguez and Centennial as the Tarbabes won their first Moore League title in nearly thre...
A day after hosting North Carolina's Ty Lawson and Southern Cal's DeMar DeRozan, the Washington Wizards worked out four more prospects Friday, hoping to find the right fit for their No. 5 and No. 32 picks in the NBA Draft. The group included lottery projections Tyreke Evans of Memphis and James Harden of Arizona State. Evans, whose ability to play point guard and shooting guard makes him attractive to the Wizards, spent about 30 minutes after the workout talking to team president Ernie Grunfeld.
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