RALEIGH (AP) — The House Finance Committee has approved a bill to include a school district's financial needs as well as attendance growth when distributing money from the lottery for school ...

What a story: State Sen. Janet Cowell, the Raleigh rookie, stands at the bridge, her shield in one hand, her Wharton School finance text in the other. Single-handedly, she halts the Democratic retreat ...

The Massachusetts State Lottery is a major source of local aid for cities and towns, delivering hundreds of millions of dollars annually that communities use to improve public safety, schools and ...

Some Wake County leaders say they’re getting less lottery money by keeping local taxes low. One state lawmaker says he has a plan to change that, but his idea could meet resistance. Currently, money ...