KBIA Local
(2009-07-08)
JEFFERSON CITY, MO
(KBIA) -
Governor Jay Nixon has signed legislation that removes the cap on state funding for the Missouri Arts Council. Until now, lawmakers could only provide the Council ten million dollars per fiscal year. Nixon says the bill he signed today will enable the state to fund the arts during tough economic times:"Missouri has a long and proud legacy of painters, musicians, authors and artists from all walks of life from Thomas Hart Benton, to Scott Joplin to Mark Twain."
Nixon says removing the cap will enable the state to spend money on the arts without diverting money meant for other needs. The governor signed several other bills into law today. They include mandating additional tests for genetic diseases for newborns, and requiring schools to enact health and safety policies to protect kids with food-borne allergies. © Copyright 2012, KBIA
