{"id":5812,"date":"2016-04-27T14:17:38","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T18:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/?p=5812"},"modified":"2016-04-27T14:28:22","modified_gmt":"2016-04-27T18:28:22","slug":"important-house-budget-update-mcc-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/issues\/important-house-budget-update-mcc-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Important House Budget Update: MCC funding"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unfortunately, the amendment to fund the Massachusetts Cultural Council<\/strong> (MCC) to $17 million did NOT\u00a0pass. See Amendment #344 for line item 0640-0300:
\nhttps:\/\/malegislature.gov\/Bills\/189\/House\/H4200\/Amendment\/House\/I\/Text<\/a><\/p>\n

As you may recall, the Governor level-funded the MCC at $14 million in his FY2017 Budget, while the House Budget proposed funding for the MCC at $10 million (a four million dollar cut to the agency).<\/p>\n

The final funding for the MCC in the House Budget ended up at $12,189,000, a cut in funding of just under $2 million dollars. (There are also several other earmarks that were put in that line item\u00b9.)<\/p>\n

Thank you to everyone who advocated and please remember to thank your State Representative and their staff<\/strong> if they co-sponsored\/signed on to Amendment #344 to support the MCC.<\/p>\n

Find your state rep’s contact info, see:
\nhttp:\/\/www.wheredoivotema.com\/bal\/myelectioninfo.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

The budget process and advocacy now goes to the Senate. Their budget will be released in mid-May. To learn about the process, see:\u00a0https:\/\/malegislature.gov\/Budget\/Process<\/a>.<\/p>\n

MALC will work to keep everyone informed as this process moves forward.<\/p>\n

To see how the funding ended up for the Libraries, etc., see:
\nhttp:\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/news\/house-budget-amendments-update\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00b9 https:\/\/malegislature.gov\/Bills\/189\/House\/H4200\/Amendment\/House\/I\/Text<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cMr. Dempsey of Haverhill and others move to amend H.4200 in section 2, in item 0640-0300, by inserting after the word \u201cLaws;\u201d the following:- provided that not less than $75,000 shall be expended on the Springfield Performing Arts Development Corporation; provided further, that not less than $9,000 shall be expended to the town of Stoneham for a one time restoration grant; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended on the Cogswell School building in Bradford; provided further, that not less than $25,000 will be allocated for Phase 2 of the Berkshire Carousel Project in Pittsfield for ADA compliance;<\/em><\/p>\n

And further amend said item by striking the figure \u201c$10,000,000\u201d and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $12,189,000\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Unfortunately, the amendment to fund the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) to $17 million did NOT\u00a0pass. See Amendment #344 for line item 0640-0300: https:\/\/malegislature.gov\/Bills\/189\/House\/H4200\/Amendment\/House\/I\/Text As you may recall, the Governor level-funded the MCC at $14 million in his FY2017 Budget, while the House Budget proposed funding for the MCC at $10 million (a four million dollar …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[119,5,3],"tags":[135,133,40,33,14,35,18,100],"class_list":["post-5812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diya","category-issues","category-news","tag-135","tag-artists","tag-creative-economy","tag-cultural-workforce","tag-malc","tag-mass-cultural-council","tag-massachusetts","tag-non-profit"],"yoast_head":"\nImportant House Budget Update: MCC funding • MALC<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Unfortunately, the amendment to fund the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) to $17 million did NOT pass. 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