Legislature Adopts $615,000 Increase for Arts

The SC Legislature wrapped up its work on the FY2020 state budget (begins July 1) on May 21. The House and Senate each had their version of the budget, and the Conference Committee (3 members of [...]

Budget Enters Conference Committee – $250,000 at Risk $615,000 Increase in Senate Version, $865,000 in House The House and Senate wrapped up their budget work (and the legislative year) on [...]

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$615,000 Increase Remains The full Senate adopted their version of the state’s budget last week. It includes a $615,000 increase for the arts, while the House version includes an $865,000 [...]

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In his FY2020 Executive Budget Proposal, President Trump is calling for the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts (as well as the National Endowment for the Humanities and [...]

Update March 14, 2019: The full House adopted their version of the budget, including the $865,000 increase in arts funding. The Senate now has the budget and will work through their process over [...]