NO SOLUTIONS YET FROM THE STATE TASK FORCE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO COME UP WITH WAYS TO KEEP THE STATE LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP FUND FROM RUNNING OUT OF MONEY. THE PROGRAM PAYS TUITION FOR ABOUT 14-THOUSAND COLLEGE STUDENTS … BUT DUE TO RISING TUITION RATES AND LOTTERY TICKET SALES NOT GROWING … THE FUND IS IN JEOPARDY.
BY THE END OF THE TASK FORCE'S MEETING LAST FRIDAY, IT HAD COME UP WITH NO NEW WAYS TO REVIVE FUNDS. THAT MEANS IT'LL BE UP TO THE LEGISLATURE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PROPOSALS LAWMAKERS CAN CONSIDER, BUT THEY'RE DIVIDED AND UNDECIDED ON SCHOLARSHIP FUND SOLUTIONS.
