Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition
Artists leaders and artist-run groups addressing policy issues that affect artists in Massachusetts
Please read the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s recent press release highlighting some of the hard work and passionate persuasion involved in successfully moving the Senate to fund the MCC to $15 million. State Senate Votes to Increase Arts & Cultural Funding by $1M May 26, 2016 (Boston, MA) – The state Senate overwhelmingly approved a budget amendment today that would …
Today, the Senate finalized its FY17 budget. This was the third step in the budget process. The next step is the joint conference committee where in June members of the House and Senate are appointed to reconcile their two budgets into one budget. To review the steps of the State Budget Process: https://malegislature.gov/Budget/Process Here is …
MCC Amendment #315 now up to $15 million! A second redraft of the MCC amendment #315, line item 0640-03000, shows MCC funding now up to $15 million! https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S4/Amendment/Senate/315/Text Keep up your calls to Senators!! Please keep calling your state senators to support Amendment #315, as well as the items listed below, and share this post far and wide! To …
Today is slated to be the last day of the Senate budget debate. You can still call your state senator to support the amendments not yet voted on! To find out who your state senator is, click here: http://www.wheredoivotema.com/bal/myelectioninfo.aspx How to watch the Senate debate: http://artistsunderthedome.org/malc/events/watch-ma-senate-budget-debate/ To view all the amendments that were filed and …