“The DIA is seeking the millage to cope with debilitating annual operating gaps of roughly $10 million-$12 million. Despite raising hundreds of millions dollars during the last decade, the museum has never been able to adequately replace state funding, which amounted to 70% of its budget until cuts began in the early 1990s. Where the DIA once received $16 million in annual state funding, it received zero this year, while also facing the impact of the recession and increasing fatigue among its donors.”