Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition
Artists leaders and artist-run groups addressing policy issues that affect artists in Massachusetts
MALC’s Guide to Budget Debates and Bundled Legislation With the House budget debate slated to start today- here is a “guide” to better understanding the debate process, how to watch the House budget debate, and “bundled legislation”: HOW TO WATCH THE BUDGET DEBATE: Today, the House is slated to start its debate on the proposed …
On Monday April 24th -the Massachusetts House begins debate on its FY18 Budget. MALC is actively following the Commonwealth’s FY18 budget process. We watch for several “line items” in the budget- the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC), funding to our libraries, tourism funding, and the film tax credit program. We also monitor what is filed in the “outside” section(s) …
On March 21, 2017, Arts Advocacy Day, Americans for the Arts announced the re-introduction of the Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy (CREATE) Act whose programs will serve to help the creative economy prosper in every form that impacts our culture. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) re-introduced S.661 in the Senate, and Representative Debbie Dingell …
Time is very short (Thursday noon) to ask your state representative to sign on to amendments currently submitted by concerned legislators to restore much needed arts, humanities and science funding to the proposed FY2018 budget.
Find out how to make that call/email here:
http://artistsunderthedome.org/malc/news/time-advocate-amendments-house-budget/
This important step is necessary so that amendments attached to the FY2018 budget to increase and restore funding for the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Office of Tourism, and the Massachusetts Libraries (MLB) will have sufficient support from a broad coalition of members of the House before it goes to debate by the full House on April 24.
However, the deadline for filing amendments is Thursday noon (April 13). Please don’t delay. Call/email now!