MARQUETTE — Within the series of budget cuts that the Michigan House of Representatives approved in their proposed budget last week, local arts and culture organizations may face losing some of their funding.

The Michigan Arts and Culture Council’s Arts and Cultural Grant Program is proposed to face severe cuts in the House’s proposed substitute to House Bill 4706 (H-1), a draft of the budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year. The current requirements of state government the grant program are:

• Item One: Requires the Michigan Arts and Culture Council to administer an arts and cultural grant program that maintains an equitable geographic distribution of funding and utilizes past arts and cultural grant programs as a guideline; requires council to publish application criteria; authorizes the co

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