[DAC] FW: MAASH Wins Largest MCC Increase in Years

[Joyce Linehan]

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From: Dan Hunter [mailto:dhunter at maash.org] 
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 11:03 AM
To: Joyce Linehan
Subject: MAASH Wins Largest MCC Increase in Years
 

MAASH Wins Largest MCC Increase in Years

$12.1 Million in Cultural Funding for FY 07

Dear Friends,

The Joint House-Senate Conference Committee Report on the FY 07 Budget has
approved $12,093,520 in funding for the Massachusetts Cultural Council in FY
07, a $2.45 million increase over last year.

We thank Senate Ways & Means Chair Therese Murray (D-Plymouth) and House
Ways and Means Chair Robert DeLeo (D-Winthrop) for the continuing support
and leadership.  We also thank the other the members of the Conference
Committee: Senator Steven Panagiotakos (D-Lowell), Senator Michael Knapik
(R-Westfield), Representative Marie St. Fleur (D-Boston) and Representative
Vinny deMacedo (R-Plymouth).

We also thank our many friends and allies in both the House and the Senate
that supported this funding, especially Senator Jack Hart (D-South Boston),
Rep. Dan Bosley (D-North Adams), and Rep. Eric Turkington (D-Falmouth).
Four years ago, amendments were filed to eliminate the MCC.  This year MAASH
worked with our friends to enlist 27 co-sponsors of a successful amendment
to increase MCC funding.

Our success is thanks to your support.  Today's victory demonstrates the
strength of the cultural community when it embraces advocacy through a
consistent message of the economic, social, and educational value of the
arts, sciences and humanities.  Since the first of the year, cultural
advocates have sent 8082 e-mails in support of MCC funding and cultural
facilities funding.  Our consistent statewide advocacy over the past four
years has worked to convince legislators that arts and culture make vital
contributions to our economy, our communities, our children and our
commonwealth.

Thanks again to all who joined in our advocacy campaign-let's keep building
on this success.

Sincerely,

Dan Hunter
Executive Director
Massachusetts Advocates for the Arts, Sciences & Humanities (MAASH) 

 

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