I worked for 20 years to bring the Tennessee Education Hope Lottery to fruition. The lottery was authorized by an amendment to the Tennessee Constitution to guarantee that the funds raised could not be used by any future politicians for their pet project. The amendment – approved by voters in 2002 – requires funds raised by the Tennessee Education Lottery to be used for scholarships for higher education, with any excess going to pre-kindergarten and after-school programs and construction projects for public K-12 schools. The revenues are to supplement, not supplant, other state funds for education. The primary intent,…..