Here are the winning numbers from today’s midday New York Lottery drawings: Midday: 642 Midday: 6644…

There has been another rollover in the grand prize for the Mega Millions multistate lottery — to $22 million.

JOHNSTON — Two top legislative Democrats said Friday they would be willing to explore the option of temporarily leasing the state lottery to private interests to generate much-needed revenue.

LITTLE ROCK — With early voting for the November general election starting next week, opponents of Lt. Gov. Bill Halter’s proposed state-run lottery urged the state Supreme Court to remove the measure from the ballot Monday, arguing it does not define lotteries and could open the door for casinos.

Since 1999 the lottery has contributed nearly $3.9 billion to public schools.

The winning number was drawn Friday evening in the $500,000 lottery run by Lucky Times Pull Tabs and Standing Together Against Rape. The winner has 30 days to claim the prize.

The winning number was drawn this evening in the $500,000 lottery run by Lucky Times Pull Tabs and Standing Together Against Rape. The winning number is: 34-002155.

The winning numbers in the Rhode Island daily lottery drawing for Friday were: 6-1-6-5

The lottery, which will fill seats in magnet and optional enrollment schools for the 2009-2010 school year, begins at 9 a.m.

Two Democratic legislative leaders said Friday they want to consider a proposal to privatize Iowa’s lottery to help cover a gaping budget shortfall.