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Originally published Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 12:00 AM

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Public-art funding cut proposed

The program that sets aside a portion of state building construction money for public art would be suspended for two years under a bill sponsored by Sen. Steve Hobbs of Lake Stevens.

Olympia

The program that sets aside a portion of state building construction money for public art would be suspended for two years under a bill sponsored by Sen. Steve Hobbs of Lake Stevens.

He said it would save $5 million in the next budget.

The program sets aside 0.5 percent of the money from state building projects, including schools.

Hobbs says it's a sacred cow that should be put out to pasture.

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This is a foolish and short-sighted idea. $5 million for the arts is money well spent, and the state has a great track record of supporting arts in...  Posted on January 21, 2009 at 9:55 AM by -ftg-. Jump to comment
Cutting out public art (which lasts maybe not forever but certainly longer than most politician's careers) for the sake of saving $5million....  Posted on January 21, 2009 at 3:24 PM by Sam Hill. Jump to comment

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