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Deadline Approaching for Ohio Slots Proposal

COLUMBUS, Ohio – As reported by the Associated Press: "A slots-for-scholarship constitutional amendment pending in the House faces a cloudy future and a Wednesday deadline for getting it before voters for the March 3 primary election.

"The Senate-passed proposal would put video slot machines in Ohio's seven racetracks, with most of the proceeds going to fund a program to award four-year scholarships to Ohio public universities for the top 10 percent of the state's high school graduates.

"However, House Speaker Larry Householder wants the money to go toward retiring a two-year sales tax increase that has angered conservatives. He does not want the money to go toward new programs, such as scholarships, Householder spokesman Dwight Crum said Monday.

"…Also complicating the matter: Getting the three-fifths' majority of the 99-member House and the 33-member Senate to agree on a plan by Wednesday -- 90 days before the primary…"

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