Read on for an advocacy alert from yesterday...and then click through to take action!
The U.S. House of Representatives returned from summer recess today to pass a bill to provide aid to the states. The bill is expected to pass. Pennsylvania will receive approximately $600 million from the bill, which is $250 million short of what was included in the General Fund budget that was passed at the end of June.
Governor Rendell and legislative leaders are expected to begin discussions tomorrow on where to reduce the state budget to bring it into balance. We don't want the arts to be on the chopping block again so we need your help!
Please visit our Legislative Action Center to access your legislators' contact information. Call them and ask them to talk to their leadership about keeping arts funding intact at the $8.5 million level. Pennsylvania arts funding has been reduced by 43% over the past two years and could be reduced further without your help.
Please make that call today!
Thanks,
Jenny
Jenny L. Hershour
Managing Director
Citizens for the Arts in Pennsylvania
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