1708 Reader’s and Supporters of the Arts in Virginia,
Below is an advocacy alert from Virginians for the Arts. If arts are important to you then please take a moment to read the message below and contact your senator and thank them for supporting the arts:
“Advocacy Alert, February 20, 2012
The House and Senate Money Committees met yesterday to adopt amendments to the Governor’s proposed budget for 2012-14.
No additional funding for the Virginia Commission for the Arts was included in the House of Delegates’ budget, which was approved unanimously by the House Appropriations Committee and will most likely be approved by the House on Thursday. The Senate, however, included $149,793 in each of the next two fiscal years to restore the cut to the VCA that Governor McDonnell proposed in his budget.
Please take a moment this week to reach out to your Senator to thank him or her for supporting the arts, and to voice your support for the Senate’s budget. The Senate budget passed the Senate Finance Committee on a party-line vote, but its future is uncertain. Since the Senate is split 20-20 between Democrats and Republicans, and Lt. Governor Bill Bolling will not vote on the budget, at least one Senate Democrat will need to vote for the budget in order for it to pass the full Senate. We will continue to update you as events unfold.
For more information about this advocacy alert and Virginians for the Arts in general, please visit their website HERE.
