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Things are very busy in Columbus this week with the state budget. As you know from the email action alert we sent you on Monday, the budget is now in what we call the 'Conference Committee'. The members of the Conference Committee have been named, they are:
House of Representatives:
Ron Amstutz (R, Wooster)
Jeff McClain (R, Upper Sandusky)
Vernon Sykes (D, Akron)
Senate:
Scott Oelslager (R, North Canton)
Bill Coley (R, Liberty Township)
Tom Sawyer (D, Akron)
These members, along with your members of the House and Senate, must hear from arts advocates over the next few days. It is imperative that we have every person we know responding to Monday's action alert. To access the alert simply click on this link.
Responding to the action alert is easy and will take less than two minutes. Your message, written one time, will go to the Governor, and your House and Senate members. Really easy and very effective.
We are in the most delicate time of the budget process where hard decisions are being made through compromise. We want the Governor and all members of the House and Senate to know that arts advocates in Ohio are appreciative of the funding they have put into the budget proposal thus far and we want it to stay there. The best way to get that message across to our state elected officials is to share our appreciation and let them know the value of the arts to our communities, schools, and families.
Once you've responded to the action alert, please share the information with your friends and colleagues. We want to have thousands of responses to the action alert in the email boxes of the Governor and every member of the Ohio House and Senate as quickly as possible. You can help make it happen and we appreciate your continued arts advocacy efforts.
We can do this, together we can effectively communicate our message of appreciation and need for the highest level of funding possible for arts and culture in Ohio through our Ohio Arts Council. You are making a positive difference for the arts in Ohio. Thank you!
William P. Blair
Legislative Counsel
Ohio Citizens for the Arts
Click the link below to log in and send your message:https://www.votervoice.net/link/target/oharts/GBF5tgzt.aspx
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