Missouri Classical Music News and Notes

The Senate Appropriations Committee just closed out the line item for the Cultural Partners' budgets appropriating $4.5 million additional for the Missouri Cultural Trust Fund for FY2008!! This is in addition to the core of $3.3 million, bringing the amount to a total of $7.8 million, the largest amount appropriated in the history of the Cultural Trust!

An additional $750,000 for each of the Cultural Partners was also approved - Missouri Humanities Council, Public Broadcasting, Missouri Library Networking Fund and Historical Preservation!! We will not have to go to conference to work out any differences on any of these budgets.

It is time to say THANK YOU! Please take a moment this week to contact the members of the Senate Appropriations Committee to express your appreciation. In addition, please send thank you notes and place calls to your Senator and Represenative thanking them for their support of the arts this session and explaining what the additional funding will mean to your arts organizations and community.

Contact information for your elected officials can be found by following the links below:

Missouri House of Representatives

Missouri Senate

Missouri legislators can also be reached in Jefferson City by contacting the Capitol switchboard at (573) 751- 2000.

Many thanks for all of your advocacy efforts this session and for all you do to promote the arts in Missouri!

Missouri Citizens for the Arts