Officials express confidence in state’s bet on horse racing industry
State officials put a best hoof forward on behalf of the horse racing industry Wednesday, telling a House committee they are confident that efforts to prop up and preserve the industry will not be in vain, despite ongoing questions and repeated state funding.
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