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Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 March 2008 11:26 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 18 March 2008 11:26
LITTLE ROCK – Lt. Gov. Bill Halter’s campaign to create a state lottery to fund college scholarships raised $110,000 in February, according to a financial report filed Monday with the state Ethics Commission.
By the end of last month the Hope for Arkansas campaign had raised a total of $304,631 and spent a total of $221,574, Halter reported.
Contributors to the campaign last month were John and Patricia Bailey of Little Rock, who gave $75,000, Ted Bailey of Little Rock, who gave $25,000, and Robert M. Wilson of Little Rock, who gave $10,000.
The campaign’s expenditures for February were $56,991, with $420 going to publish a legal notice and the rest going to National Voter Outreach, the company Halter hired to collect signatures.