Arts in SC State Budget UPDATE

Arts in SC State Budget Update
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Just a quick update from our last blog entry.  The South Carolina Arts Commission's state funding was on the list of Gov. Nikki Haley's vetoes (#15 out of 35) last week.  The very next day (Wednesday, June 29) the SC House and Senate debated on Haley's 35 vetoes - determining which ones were going to be sustained or which ones would be overturned.

The MCC is happy to report that Veto #15 - SC Arts Commission was overturned by both the House and Senate.  This means that the SCAC will stay alive this fiscal year and will be able to award grants to organizations across the state.  A big thanks to all who contacted members of the SC Legislature and also a big thanks to the South Carolina Arts Alliance for their work in alerting the public and for making it easy for the public to contact their local representatives.   Also a congrats is in order for SCETV - who also faced numerous vetoes that were overturned by both the House and the Senate.

View MCC's blog here:  a pART of the story