Leading Democrats are backing a proposed bill to legalize sports betting and online gambling with plans to fund Connecticuts debt-free community college program through iLottery revenue.
In 2019, the state established the Pledge to Advance Connecticut, or PACT, program to cover the leftover costs of attending one of the states community colleges after students received federal, state and institutional aid. The program is available to Connecticut residents who graduated from an in-state high school and are enrolling as full-time students for the first time in any of the community colleges.
Legislators expected to appropriate the necessary funds to support the program during the 2020 session, but COVID-19 cut it short…
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