Friday, November 11, 2011

The 11.11.11 Edition

Posted by Lindsey Millar on Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 4:27 PM

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Election results, police brutality, more revelations about the lottery under Ernie Passailaigue’s rule and Penn State are the topics for discussion this week.

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Speaking of Ernie Passailaigue

  • The Arkansas lottery's very bad deal

    April 18, 2012
    A tout today for some items in this week's issue of the Arkansas Times. * LOTTERY AND ERNIE P.'S LEGACY: Lindsey Millar's cover story explains in detail how the Arkansas Lottery got put into a very bad deal with major lottery vendors by former director Ernie Passailaigue. /more/
  • The ghost of Ernie Passailaigue

    April 18, 2012
    Deals made by the former lottery chief cost Arkansas millions. /more/
  • South Carolina swindle

    March 28, 2012
    It wasn't hard to explain Ernie Passailaigue's decision to resign as director of the Arkansas Lottery last September. He'd faced two firing attempts, two scolding legislative audits and was facing harsh criticism over a $100,000 fine levied by the IRS on the lottery for late payment of taxes withheld from lottery winners. /more/
  • Lottery Commission ready to sweep bad deal under rug? UPDATE

    March 26, 2012
    At a meeting tomorrow, the Arkansas Lottery Commission is likely to consider a settlement with Scientific Games International (SGI), the instant ticket vendor that’s received almost $7.5 million more than it would have had a contract approved by the Arkansas Lottery Commission and the Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee been honored. /more/
  • Where's the outrage on Arkansas Lottery?

    March 23, 2012
    Catching up this morning on a sketchy Internet connection, I read Lindsey Millar's update on Ernie Passailaigue's legacy as director of the Arkansas Lottery. /more/
  • Passailaigue still haunts Arkansas Lottery

    March 22, 2012
    The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery has received nearly $2 million less than it would have had a contract approved by the Arkansas Lottery Commission been honored, according to Lottery Commission Internal Audit documents that Times received through a Freedom of Information request. /more/
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