Schools cash in on record-setting lottery payout
State Lottery Commission Chairman Craig Corbett and Gov. Brad Little celebrate with a $90 million check from the Idaho Lottery on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at the Capitol. Public schools will get a $56.25 million cut; $33.75 million will go to state building projects. (Sean Dolan/Idaho EdNews)
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After a surge in ticket sales, the Idaho Lottery Wednesday awarded a record-breaking annual dividend to public schools.
“There has never been a year like this before,” state Lottery Commission Chairman Craig Corbett said Wednesday, before awarding a $56.25 million dividend for K-12 during a brief Statehouse ceremony.
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