House Speaker Robbie Wills has appointed his members of the legislative oversight committee that will tell the lottery commission what to do “ensure accountability and transparency in the set-up and operation of the state lottery.”

Did Wills appoint himself in the six-person contingent? Yep. But I think he’d indicated that he would all along.

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Still to come are Senate President Pro Tem Bob Johnson’s picks.

UPDATE: You’ll find Johnson’s picks, not including himself, here.

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