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Advocates urge Legislature to restore $11.5 million performing‑arts payroll fund cut in May Revision
Summary
The governor's May Revision proposed reverting $11.5 million from a performing‑arts equitable payroll fund; arts groups, unions, local officials and legislators said awards were imminent and warned that rescinding the money would be devastating for dozens of small non‑profit theaters and arts organizations.
The Governor's May Revision includes a proposal to revert $11.5 million in the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund that had been appropriated by the 2023 Budget Act. Assembly Budget Subcommittee 5 heard several dozen representatives of theaters, arts coalitions and unions urging the Legislature to retain the appropriation.
Lauren Greenwood of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development described the reappropriation requests in GoBiz's…
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