The House budget plan released by the House Appropriations Committee on Sunday calls for reducing arts grants through the Virginia Commission for the Arts by 50 percent during Fiscal Year 2011 and eliminating the Commission altogether at the end of Fiscal Year 2012.
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It is critical that arts advocates contact House members and ask them to oppose this recommendation on the floor of the House in the budget debate, which will be held on Thursday, February 25.
Faxes and phone calls are recommended before email. Find contact information for your legislator here.
Talking points are available here on the VFTA website.
Alan D. Albert
Legislative Counsel
Virginians for the Arts
1 comment:
that's massively terrible! if only i lived in va...
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