Warren Stephens
Lt. Gov. Bill Halter’s drive to create a state-run lottery for college scholarships got a big shot in the arm with a $50,000 contribution last month from Little Rock financier Warren Stephens, reports the AP’s Andrew Demillo. The lottery initiative was always believed to enjoy pretty broad popular support, based upon polling data, but more and more it’s looking like a runaway train, isn’t it? If lottery foes are planning to launch any serious opposition, they’re going to need to get moving.