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California lottery officials have provided details regarding the latest Powerball winner. A Hispanic and long-time California resident named Vladimiro Zelensko is reported to have won the whopping $1.7 billion Powerball lottery.
Published: Thursday, December 7th, 2023 @ 5:06 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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As news filtered out that there was one, lone winning lottery ticket in last night's $1.1 billion Powerball jackpot drawing, speculation ran rampant about what the lucky winner would buy first.
Published: Friday, September 22nd, 2023 @ 4:31 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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I loved when the fair came to town. Rides, good food, exhibits, not to mention the “hoochie koochie” show.
Published: Saturday, September 16th, 2023 @ 3:48 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The Daily Wire appears to be the lead plaintiff in challenging Democrat President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate after the Ohio-based 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals was chosen to take on the issue following a ping-pong ball lottery.
Published: Saturday, August 13th, 2022 @ 3:39 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Excitement across the nation has reached a fever pitch as the famed Powerball Lottery jackpot reached the staggering sum of two tanks of gas.
Published: Sunday, June 12th, 2022 @ 12:28 am
By: Babylon Bee
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I realize this is not Friday, and I know I haven't sent one of these in a while.
Published: Wednesday, August 4th, 2021 @ 4:48 pm
By: Jeff Kay
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Natalie Everett of Pineville received a $1 million prize as the state’s second Your Shot at A Million Summer Cash Drawing winner.
Published: Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021 @ 4:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Note to media — please feel free to use this op-ed from Governor Cooper for publication. It can also be found on Governor Cooper's Medium page.
Published: Tuesday, June 29th, 2021 @ 5:42 pm
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolinians vaccinated by the Veterans Administration (VA) and through the Tribal Health Program are now eligible for the $4 Million Summer Cash and College Tuition drawings
Published: Tuesday, June 29th, 2021 @ 2:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Four North Carolinians 18 and Older to Win $1 Million; Four North Carolinians 12 to 17 to Win $125,000 for Post-Secondary Education
Published: Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 @ 10:37 am
By: Governor's Office
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Following in the steps of Ohio Republican Governor Mike DeWine’s lottery, Maryland and New York state will start giving residents opportunities to win cash prizes in exchange for a jab.
Published: Sunday, May 30th, 2021 @ 4:12 pm
By: Daily Wire
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I haven’t but I’m not much of a gambler.
Published: Sunday, February 14th, 2021 @ 8:00 pm
By: Jeff Kay
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With massive unemployment forced on the people of North Carolina by government decree, the State should sharply curtail and preferably halt its state run gambling business.
Published: Thursday, April 9th, 2020 @ 9:56 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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As the candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for president debate the merits of taxing the wealthiest Americans, maybe we should instead focus on getting rid of a program that effectively taxes the poorest among us.
Published: Thursday, December 5th, 2019 @ 9:32 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Don’t retire the lottery machines just yet. Experts say the General Assembly may soon enter another round of map redraws.
Published: Saturday, November 2nd, 2019 @ 4:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s voter map drama turned more theatrical, as state senators literally rolled out a lottery machine to randomly select their starter map.
Published: Saturday, September 14th, 2019 @ 7:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Education Lottery has seen many changes since its scandal-soaked enactment in 2005: lots of new games, Mega Millions, even a new headquarters.
Published: Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 @ 7:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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At the end of the 2010-11 school year, the state had 99 charter schools that enrolled around 41,200 children, and thousands of children remained on waitlists, hoping to be among the lucky few selected in an enrollment lottery.
Published: Friday, May 24th, 2019 @ 4:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Roy Cooper today directed $25 million from the North Carolina Education Lottery Fund to speed repairs to K-12 public schools damaged by Hurricane Florence
Published: Tuesday, October 9th, 2018 @ 11:31 am
By: Governor's Office
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The Administration strongly opposes passage of the Schumer-Rounds-Collins Amendment
Published: Monday, February 19th, 2018 @ 11:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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President Trump issued the following statement of support today for Chairman Grassley's immigration bill, which was just published and is based on the White House Framework
Published: Friday, February 16th, 2018 @ 10:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) spoke on the Senate floor about the Secure and Succeed Act, a bill introduced by Senator Tillis that will strengthen border security, provide a permanent solution for DACA, reform family sponsorship policy, and reallocate the Diversity Visa lottery
Published: Monday, February 12th, 2018 @ 10:02 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Ending chain migration and also ending the visa lottery will allow us to have commonsense immigration rules that promote assimilation and wage growth.
Published: Sunday, February 4th, 2018 @ 2:46 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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President Donald J. Trump has proposed ending the visa lottery system and reallocating the visas it currently distributes
Published: Friday, February 2nd, 2018 @ 10:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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State Superintendent Mark Johnson announced today that Camden, Clay, Gates, and Jones counties will receive a combined $30 million in grants through the Needs-Based Public School Capital Fund
Published: Wednesday, November 8th, 2017 @ 2:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Sen. Rick Horner can quip with the best of them. During a recent debate about school construction needs in North Carolina, the Wilson County lawmaker and former school-board chairman argued that the state lottery ought to fulfill its original mandate by producing more money
Published: Thursday, October 19th, 2017 @ 1:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As hundreds of bills are filed in the General Assembly, I ask: What problem are lawmakers trying to solve? If there is one, what should government do about it
Published: Monday, March 13th, 2017 @ 5:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced four chairs of councils and commissions
Published: Tuesday, March 7th, 2017 @ 4:45 pm
By: Governor's Office
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No, I'm not talking about winning the lottery or heading to Vegas; I'm not talking about money at all. I define hitting the jackpot in retirement as finding joy.
Published: Saturday, February 25th, 2017 @ 1:15 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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Republican Davidson County Commissioner Larry Potts has a built-in advantage in his race for the House seat in District 81 - a lot more registered Republicans.
Published: Wednesday, November 9th, 2016 @ 12:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Is There a Formula to Charter School Success?
Published: Saturday, October 15th, 2016 @ 10:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Yesterday was the kind of day I want to always remember. It was the best of times. I did not win the lottery nor was bestowed any title of honor-those would have been lesser deeds in my moments.
Published: Friday, October 14th, 2016 @ 2:10 am
By: Michele Rhem
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My first post about the Lottery dream list covered a modest wish for a car that recently sold for about $14 million. This wish is about the beauty of those old Chris Craft wooden boats.
Published: Saturday, September 24th, 2016 @ 6:32 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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My wish list post lottery I have posted before a couple of joke articles about hitting the lottery. I never really thought much about how I would spend the money if I did hit it big. But that is not to say that I don't have a simmering wish list in the back of my mind.
Published: Tuesday, August 23rd, 2016 @ 8:33 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Legislative critics on Thursday chided state lottery officials for trimming back the percentage of proceeds going to education and emphasizing the long-term jackpot payout over the one-time cash payout that many winners receive.
Published: Saturday, March 12th, 2016 @ 12:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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I am still evaluating the odds on this lottery
Published: Tuesday, February 16th, 2016 @ 9:53 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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As the Powerball jackpot soared over a billion dollars, much of the discussion in the Tar Heel State turned to the North Carolina Education Lottery and what that money does for public education.
Published: Sunday, January 24th, 2016 @ 1:14 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The First thing I would do after changing my underwear would be to follow the "Would I kid u? Smartfella's advice".
Published: Thursday, January 14th, 2016 @ 1:52 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today.
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 10:54 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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