Pa. Republicans Green-Light State Arts Budget Of Zero

“The state budget approved Monday by Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee may be nothing more than an opening salvo. But its zero funding for the arts, film offices, selected museums and public television threw a scare into arts leaders and prompted a viral campaign urging protests. The full Senate could vote on the bill as early as today. ‘It’s a disaster,’ said Philip Horn, director of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts….”