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Help Save Arts Education in Massachusetts
Urge the State to Hire a New Commissioner who Supports Arts Education (June 7, 2007)

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Save Arts Education in Massachusetts - Take Action Today (May 19, 2007)

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Senate Budget Calls for $12.3 million for the MCC
Reauthorizes and Funds the Mass. Cultural Facilities Fund (May 16, 2007)

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Advocate Now for $13 million for Cultural Facilities Funding
Support the Turkingon-Bosley Amendment #470 (Apr. 23, 2007)

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House Budget Calls for $12.3 million for the MCC, Reauthorizes and Funds the Mass. Cultural Facilities Fund (Apr. 11, 2007)

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Governor Proposes a Budget Cut for the MCC (Mar. 1, 2007)

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First Arts & Health Care Workshop Scheduled for Hyannis Area (Jan. 19, 2007)

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2,116 Thank You Notes to Governor Patrick & Lt. Governor Murray Hand-Delivered at 10 am Today! (Jan. 17, 2007)

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Thank Deval Patrick Today! (Jan. 10, 2007)

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Governor Patrick Officially Restores All the 9c Budget Cuts (Jan. 5, 2007)

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Gov-Elect Patrick Pledges to Restore All Romney 9c Budget Cuts (Dec. 28, 2006)

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Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund Open for Application (Dec. 20, 2006)

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House & Senate Final Vote to Override Romney's Veto of MCC Increase! (July 25, 2006)

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Cultural Facilities Fund Becomes Law!
Senate Votes 33-3 to Override Governor's Veto (July 14, 2006)

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House Votes 152-0 to Override Governor’s Veto (July 13, 2006)

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Gov. Romney Vetoes $2.45 Million from MCC Budget
MAASH Will Seek Legislative Override (July 10, 2006)

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Send an E-Mail or Call Governor Romney Today!
Support $12.1 Million in Cultural Funding for FY 07 (July 5, 2006)

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MAASH Wins Largest MCC Increase in Years - $12.1 Million in Cultural Funding for FY07 (June 30, 2006)

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Cultural Facilities Funding Bill - Letter to Speaker DiMasi About Governor's Action (June 24, 2006)

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Governor Vetoes Cultural Facilities Funding!  The Campaign for Cultural Facilities Returns to the Legislature (June 24, 2006)

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Cultural Facilities Funding Bill Sent to the Governor!
10 Days to Win $250 million in Cultural Facilities Funding (June 16, 2006)

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Cultural Facilites Funding Approved by Conference Committee (June 15, 2006)

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Now is the time to win a $2.7 million MCC increase! (June 14, 2006)

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MAASH Wins $1.75 million Proposed Increase for the MCC (May 17, 2006)

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Two Big Victories in the House: $1.5 Million for MCC & $13 Million for Cultural Facilities Funding (Apr. 28, 2006)

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Support $1 million Increase to the MCC (Apr. 18, 2006)

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Proposed House Budget Increases MCC to $10.2 million (Apr. 11, 2006)

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Massachusetts: First State to Achieve Universal Health Care (Apr. 5, 2006)

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Contact Your State Senator Today (Mar. 7, 2006)

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Romney Proposes Slashing MCC by $2.4 Million (Jan. 26, 2006)

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Victory in the Senate, Facilities Funding Passes, 39-0 (Nov. 4, 2005)

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Senate Debate on $250 million in Cultural Facilities Funding Begins Tomorrow (Nov. 2, 2005)

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House of Representatives approves Economic Investment Act (Oct. 11, 2005)

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Advocate Now for $250 million in Cultural Facilities Funding (Sept. 19, 2005)

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House Bill has a Fund for Culture, Boston Globe (July 29, 2005)

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House Bill called 'Right Investment at the Right Time' (July 28, 2005)

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MAASH Wins $1.3 million MCC Increase (June 30, 2005)

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MAASH ALERT (June 23, 2005)

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MAASH Wins Senate Increase (May 17, 2005)

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Senator Kennedy Co-Chairs New Senate Arts Caucus (April 19, 2005)

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MAASH Scores Big Win! House Budget Increases MCC by $1.3 million (April 14, 2005)

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A Case for Culture, Boston Globe Op-Ed (Feb. 26, 2005)

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Rep. Eric Turkington named House Chair of new Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development (Feb. 9, 2005)

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Grants Awarded from Arts Program That May Get Eliminated, Boston Globe (Feb. 2, 2005)

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Legislature Recognizes Arts & Culture as Economic Development Tool (Feb. 1, 2005)

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Romney Releases Proposed Budget (Jan. 26, 2005)

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New Committee Dedicated to Cultural Development (Jan. 25, 2005)

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The New Legislative Session (Jan. 14, 2005)

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The economy of art, Boston Globe (May 12, 2004)

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MAASH wins $1,052,000 MCC Increase from Senate Ways & Means (May 12, 2004)

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Study issues a call to arms on arts funds, Boston Globe (May 11, 2004)

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MAASH Alert (April 30, 2004)

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$1 Million in New Cultural Funding Included in House Committee Budget (April 20, 2004)

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Schools must find the means to support cultural enrichment, Worcester Telegram & Gazette (April 8, 2004)

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Communities rally to supplement art for students, Associated Press (April 5, 2004)

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Starving artists, Boston Globe (April 3, 2004)

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U-MASS Poll Finds Citizens Overwhelmingly Support Arts, Arts Education Funding (April 10, 2003)

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MAASH hires the Rasky/Baerlein Group (April 7, 2003)

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A lack of culture, Boston Globe (Feb. 5, 2003)

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A Year of Bad News for the State: Cuts to the MCC FY 2003 Budget
A chronology of the course of actions that led to Massachusetts Cultural Council's 62 percent budget cut for fiscal year 2003.

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