$540 million Mega Millions ticket sold in Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A lottery official says a jackpot-winning Mega Millions ticket worth an estimated $540 million was sold in Indiana. Virginia Lottery spokesman John Hagerty tells The Associated Press it was the only jackpot-winning ticket in Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing. The consortium of lottery organizations that runs Mega Millions said a ticket matching…

Despite budget, Illinois may not resume mailing vehicle registration notices

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Just because Illinois lawmakers approved a stopgap budget doesn’t necessarily mean that motorists will again receive reminders in the mail that it’s time to renew their license plate registrations. The stopgap budget approved last week provides $35 million to cover the Secretary of State’s operations through December but The Pantagraph in…