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Arts & Culture

Governor’s Arts

Funding Slash Hurts

Broward Countys Economy

By Michelle F. Solomon

DeSantis Leaves Zero In The state arts grants would have supported 663 arts and
culture organizations. All were denied. For Broward County,
Budget For Arts, Culture 54 grant requests with a total of $3.3 million in arts funding
are not coming to groups in the County.
n an unprecedented move and only two weeks before Line 3260A in the 16-page veto list wiped out $26 million in
the new fiscal year began for Broward County arts cultural and museum grants and 3266A slashed $6,047,838
Iorganizations, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed more than million for cultural facilities.
$32 million in state arts grants, shocking leaders of arts and
culture organizations.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’
“Focus of Florida’s Future Budget,”
which begins July 1, included approximately
$1 billion in line-item vetoes, including zero
state funding for arts and culture.
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