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Governor Patrick Officially Restores All the 9c Budget Cuts
$700,000 for the MCC & Grants to Individual cultural Organizations Restored

Jan. 5, 2007

Dear Friends,

Late today (January 5)—in his first full day in office—Governor Deval Patrick officially restored all of the 9c budget cuts instituted by outgoing Governor Mitt Romney. All of the $425 million in FY 07 spending that had been eliminated has now been restored, including $700,000 for the Massachusetts Cultural Council and all of the grants designated for individual cultural organizations across the state.

MAASH coordinated a targeted advocacy campaign on behalf of the arts, sciences and humanities to reverse the cuts. Initially, Governor Patrick indicated support for restoring only the cuts in social service programs. However, MAASH advocacy helped to persuade the new administration to restore all the 9c cuts, even in the face of declining state revenue and a predicted $1 billion shortfall.

We are grateful to all the board directors and trustees who assisted in our campaign on behalf of the $700,000 to the MCC and the designated grants to all the cultural organizations.

Sincerely

Dan Hunter

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