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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Ken May
[mailto:mhough@southcarolinaarts.ccsend.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ken May<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 10, 2010 1:19 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Pugh, Quincy<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Important Arts Commission budget news<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:white'>Arts Commission budget is vetoed by the governor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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June 10, 2010<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.5pt'><span style='font-family:
"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>The governor has vetoed the bulk
of the Arts Commission's budget, effectively crippling the agency if the
legislature does not override the veto. This cut eliminates all state
funds for grants, programs and services, and more than 70 percent of our
personnel. The cut also eliminates federal stimulus funds earmarked for
grants to local arts organizations. The vetoed funds support arts
curriculum and artist residencies in our schools; plays, concerts, dance
performances and exhibitions in our communities; and thousands of jobs
statewide. These targeted cuts (veto #32 Statewide Arts Services,
$1,212,733 and veto #105, ARRA funds, $250,000) will destroy the agency's
ability to fulfill its mission, leaving it with little more than an
administrative shell lacking the resources to support the arts industry
that benefits all the people of our state. If this concerns you, there
are a <a
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week before the legislature reconvenes on Tuesday, June 15. <br>
<br>
Ken May<br>
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1800 Gervais St.<br>
Columbia, SC 29201<br>
(803) 734-8696<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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