Helping Heroes Act advances

Submitted by R. Neal on Fri, 04/11/2008 - 09:01.

Tennessean: Bill to offer lottery scholarships to veterans advances in Senate

Honorably discharged veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could use lottery funds to attend school under legislation advancing in the Senate.

The measure sponsored by Democrats Jim Kyle of Memphis and Joe Haynes of Goodlettsville was among the bills that passed the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday.