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MAASH Alert
July 10, 2006
Gov. Romney Vetoes $2.45 Million from MCC Budget
MAASH Will Seek Legislative Override
Dear Friends,
On Saturday, July 8, Governor Romney issued $573 million in vetoes of the FY 07 state budget including reducing the total budget for arts and culture through the Massachusetts Cultural Council by $2.4 million. Earlier this morning, MAASH delivered a letter to the House leadership on behalf of the cultural community formally asking the House of Representatives to override the Governor’s vetoes and restore cultural funding to the $12.1 million approved by the House and the Senate.
The House and the Senate have embraced the important role that arts and culture play in the Commonwealth. They have recommended an important increase in state funding that the Governor has now vetoed.
MAASH will continue to fight to the full $12.1 million. We will notify you with our next call to action.
Thank you for all the advocacy work you have done. Thanks to the hundreds of advocates across the state, MAASH has been able to win substantial support in the House and Senate.
Sincerely,
Dan Hunter
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