THE NEW MEXICO LOTTERY HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR 20 YEARS AS OF WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27TH. IN THAT TIME, MORE THAN 100-THOUSAND STUDENTS HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE LOTTERY COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP.
THE FUND HAS RECENTLY BEEN STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND…AND SPOKESPERSON WENDY AHLM SAYS IT’S SOMETHING STATE LAWMAKERS WILL AGAIN BE TAKING UP IN THE NEXT SESSION. SHE SAYS THEY RAISE AS MUCH MONEY AS POSSIBLE, BUT TUITION AT NEW MEXICO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES HAS CONTINUED TO INCREASE OVER THE YEARS.
SINCE LAUNCHING ON APRIL 27TH, 1996, THE NEW MEXICO LOTTERY HAS SOLD MORE THAN TWO AND-A-HALF BILLION DOLLARS IN TICKETS…AND HANDED OUT 1.4 BILLION IN PRIZES.
