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A deal on a Texas budget is finally done. Now the Legislature must withstand one final and furious week without sinking a compromise that restores nearly $4 billion to public schools and puts more water in the pipeline amid a historic drought. Gov. Rick Perry must also like this bargain, ...
AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT
Obama agenda seems to be weathering IRS targeting of conservative groups, other controversies WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and lack of evidence ...
Record Powerball jackpot inspires office pools
In workplaces across the nation, Americans are inviting their colleagues to chip in $2 for a Powerball ticket and a shared daydream. The office lottery pool is a way to improve your odds and have a little fun with co-workers. And besides, who wants to be the only person at ...
Powerball jackpot grows to $600 million
Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize. Lottery officials say the prize is growing quickly Friday because so many people have been purchasing the $2 tickets. The jackpot has ...
California fuels $550 million Powerball jackpot
The numbers sum up the frenzy that has taken over the Golden State since it became the newest in the nation to join the madness over Powerball, which saw its jackpot soar Thursday to $550 million. California has sold $83 million worth of Powerball tickets since it started selling them ...
AP top news in Iowa at 3:58 p.m. CDT
Story County sheriff hospitalized with illness NEVADA, Iowa (AP) — Story County Sheriff Paul H. Fitzgerald is being treated for a serious condition that can cause temporary paralysis. The sheriff's office announced in a news release Thursday that Fitzgerald has been hospitalized for treatment of Guillain-Barre (gee-YAHN' bah-RAY') syndrome. The ...
NC Lottery
These North Carolina lotteries were drawn Thursday: Cash 5 01-04-09-16-25 (one, four, nine, sixteen, twenty-five) Estimated jackpot: $107,000 Mega Millions Estimated jackpot: $190 million Pick 3 Evening 4-0-6 (four, zero, six) Pick 3 Midday 5-3-1 (five, three, one) Pick 4 Evening 1-0-9-0 (one, zero, nine, zero) Pick 4 Midday 2-1-7-2 ...
Pa. table games revenue up 8.9 percent in April
Gross revenue from table games at Pennsylvania's 11 casinos was up 8.9 percent last month compared with April 2012, but total gambling revenue was down slightly, state regulators reported Thursday. Table games generated $61.6 million last month, up from $56.5 million during the same period the year before, according to ...
Gaming board approves expansion of Philly casino
State gambling regulators have approved the expansion of Sugarhouse Casino in Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board signed off on the expansion Wednesday. Sugarhouse officials say the improvements will cost about $155 million and create 450 new permanent jobs at the casino, which opened in September 2010. The approved changes ...
Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh fined $100K
Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh has been fined $100,000 by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. The gaming board says in a Wednesday release that the fine involved three issues. The first was a violation of internal controls in the count room. The second involved table games employees who ignored an automatic ...
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