Senate stands by decision to cut some arts groups’ funding, give more to others
The Montana state Capitol building in Helena on June 16, 2023. (Matt Baldwin/Daily Inter Lake)
A controversial bill to support arts programs but that left more than a dozen without expected funds passed a near-final hurdle in the Senate on Monday.
On a 29-21 vote, the Senate approved House Bill 9, with a reminder from Sen. Ellie Boldman, D-Missoula, of the source of the funds for the programs.
“These projects are powered by coal,” said Boldman, who carried the bill in the Senate.
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