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Arts Commission vote stands

The House, after its lunch recess, went straight to House Minority Leader John Rusche’s request to reconsider the 33-36 vote in which it killed SB 1368, the ($782,900) budget for the state Commission on the Arts. Rusche asked for unanimous consent for reconsideration, but there was an objection. He then moved to reconsider the vote. That motion failed, 31-36. Now the House has moved on to start suspending rules and taking up the bills that are on its 2 nd Reading Calendar, which has a half-dozen appropriation bills at the top. Most are passing by very large margins. So what does this mean for the budget for the state Commission on the Arts?

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