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Testimony snafu could kill some state arts grants

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Legislature-authorized grants for several of Montana’s most prominent arts organizations are in limbo as a result of an apparent miscommunication about whether a budget subcommittee had a firm requirement for applicants to testify at meetings last month. The subcommittee’s chair, Rep. John Fitzpatrick, R-Anaconda, insisted at a Friday hearing that lawmakers should cut funding for organizations that hadn’t appeared — despite the state agency that…

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Appropriations committee considers axing funding for some arts and cultural organizations

Calling some arts and culture groups “slackers” and “complete no-shows,” Rep. John Fitzpatrick, R-Anaconda, stood firmly on a decision that a joint Montana Appropriations subcommittee made that would strip some

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Testimony snafu could kill some state arts grants

Legislature-authorized grants for several of Montana’s most prominent arts organizations are in limbo as a result of an apparent miscommunication about whether a budget subcommittee had a firm requirement for applicants to testify at meetings last month. The subcommittee’s chair, Rep. John Fitzpatrick, R-Anaconda, insisted at a Friday hearing that lawmakers should cut funding for organizations that hadn’t appeared — despite the state agency that…

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Montana Free Press broke the news in 1 day ago on Saturday, February 22, 2025.

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