{"id":673577,"date":"2010-02-23T19:28:14","date_gmt":"2010-02-24T00:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c630a53ef0120a8cacd5f970b"},"modified":"2010-02-23T19:28:14","modified_gmt":"2010-02-24T00:28:14","slug":"california-lottery-could-be-getting-richer-but-is-that-a-good-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/673577","title":{"rendered":"California lottery could be getting richer. But is that a good idea?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"http:\/\/imgs.sfgate.com\/c\/pictures\/2004\/09\/02\/dd_lottowinnerscal.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imgs.sfgate.com\/c\/pictures\/2004\/09\/02\/dd_lottowinnerscal.jpg?w=780\" style=\"width: 597px; height: 442px;\"><\/img><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/lanow\/talk-back\/\" style=\"float: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Talk back L.A.\" src=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/.a\/6a00d8341c630a53ef0120a7ff41ff970b-500pi\" style=\"margin: 0pt 5px 5px 0pt; float: left;\" title=\"Talk back L.A.\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<p>California&#8217;s lottery jackpot could be getting bigger.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Backers of the proposed legislation say it could increase the amount of money the California Lottery pays to schools, from $1 billion to $1.4 billion, according to one estimate. But some <a href=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/california-politics\/2010\/02\/bill-would-boost-lottery-jackpots.html\">educators are skeptical<\/a>, The Times&#8217; Patrick McGreevy writes in <a href=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/california-politics\/2010\/02\/bill-would-boost-lottery-jackpots.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&amp;utm_medium=twitter\">PolitiCal,<\/a> The Times&#8217; blog on politics in California.<\/p>\n<p>Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi (D-Castro Valley) said her legislation<br \/>\nwould ultimately mean more money for education, but the United Teachers Los Angeles objected during a committee hearing, saying it would allow<br \/>\nfunds to be shifted from education to prizes.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Voters approved the lottery in 1984 with a requirement that at least<br \/>\n84% of the money go back to the public, at least 50% in prizes and 34%<br \/>\nto schools. Hayashi\u2019s proposal would increase the amount going back to<br \/>\nthe public to 87%, which would allow more revenue to be be put into jackpots, but would leave it to the Lottery Commission to decide how<br \/>\nmuch goes to education.<\/p>\n<p>Should California increase its lottery jackpots? Share your views below.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: Don Kelsen \/ Los Angeles Times<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"http:\/\/images.huffingtonpost.com\/gen\/26809\/thumbs\/s-ARNOLD-SCHWARZENEGGER-large.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.huffingtonpost.com\/gen\/26809\/thumbs\/s-ARNOLD-SCHWARZENEGGER-large.jpg?w=780\" style=\"margin: 0pt 5px 5px 0pt; width: 72px; height: 52px; float: left;\" title=\"http:\/\/images.huffingtonpost.com\/gen\/26809\/thumbs\/s-ARNOLD-SCHWARZENEGGER-large.jpg\"><\/img><strong>CALIFORNIA POLITICS:<\/strong> Keep on top of all the latest California political news, from Sacramento dealmaking to the Senate and governor&#8217;s races on <a href=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/california-politics\/\">PolitiCal,<\/a> The Times&#8217; California politics blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California&#8217;s lottery jackpot could be getting bigger.\u00a0 Backers of the proposed legislation say it could increase the amount of money the California Lottery pays to schools, from $1 billion to $1.4 billion, according to one estimate. But some educators are skeptical, The Times&#8217; Patrick McGreevy writes in PolitiCal, The Times&#8217; blog on politics in California. 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