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Missouri Arts Council zero funded for FY11 budget
The state legislature passed the FY11 state budget with no funding for the Missouri Arts Council or the Cultural Partners (Public Broadcasting, Historic Preservation, Humanities, and State Libraries). The bill now goes to the Governor for his signature, usually in June.
The state legislature passed the FY11 state budget with no funding for the Missouri Arts Council or the Cultural Partners (Public Broadcasting, Historic Preservation, Humanities, and State Libraries). The bill now goes to the Governor for his signature, usually in June. MAC did receive spending authority to utilize up to $9.95m in funds in the Missouri Cultural Trust Fund and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). MAC will receive $783,800 from the NEA next year. The Council will consider the FY11 MAC budget at their June board meeting in Hannibal.
When the legislature asked the state Director of Budget and Planning what the Governor's position was, she stated "that as much as the Governor supported the arts, they would have to rely on the Trust for funding next year."
According to Kyna Iman, Missouri Citizens for the Arts Governmental Consultant, Senator Mayer and Senator Schaefer hated to have to make the cut. They needed the money to help reach the $500 million budget gap. The legislators committed to help restore funding to the arts in better financial times.
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