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Arts funding cuts threaten Kansas groups and students
Ottawa groups led by the Ottawa Community Arts Council and Ottawa Suzuki Strings warn state budget cuts would slash grants and raise tuition. Leaders say operational funds cover utilities and core programs, with 12,000 plus dollars from the Kansas Arts Commission supporting arts education, productions, and events. Community members plan to march on Topeka and urge lawmakers to preserve funding to avoid broader arts closures and service cuts.
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Kansas Arts Commission
Franklin County
Ottawa Community Arts Council
Ottawa Suzuki Strings
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Writing Conference, Inc
Commission
Bill Schleiter
OCAC
Schleiter
Carnegie Cultural Center
Ottawa
Suzuki Strings
Alice Joy Lewis
Topeka
Capitol
Lewis
Bushman
ACT Ottawa
Marilyn Pilkey
Kansas Commission
Kansas
Pilkey
Kansas Historical Society
Brownback
Llewellyn Crain
Senate
Crain
Williamson