Arts Commission makes dollars and sense for Kansans

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May 23, 2011 - 12:00 AM

The Kansas Arts Commission still dangles over oblivion’s pit, with only the most slender chance of survival.
Gov. Sam Brownback asked the Legislature to accept his desire to eliminate the commission and back the  creation of a non-profit substitute that would be funded with private donations in its stead. The House went along; the Senate voted against the governor’s executive order, 24-13, and put $689,000 for the commission in its version of the state budget.
Gov. Brownback will have the last word. He can accept the Senate vote — and be responsive to the…

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