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bill purports to allocate ‘lottery’ revenues to education, but it actually represents nothing more than a cynical, deceptive shell game. The alternative proposal does not add a single dollar available for education. It merely applies the ‘lottery’ label to general fund revenues already going to education.”
The Democrats, citing Allen administration proposals to slash local aid by as much as $100 million, accused him of giving with one hand
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