Governor Ron DeSantis has vetoed over $32 million in grant funding intended for more than 600 art and culture organizations across Florida, including approximately 130 groups from Miami-Dade County. The vetoes were part of the approval process for the 2024-2025 state budget, which totals $116.5 billion. DeSantis cited concerns over 'sexual' content in events such as the Fringe Festival as the primary reason for the cuts. Specific vetoes included $55,000 for the Miami Book Fair, $70,000 for a local Jewish community center, $46,000 for an artist residency, and $7,369 for a Fringe Festival program. The decision has sparked controversy, with some questioning whether the events DeSantis referenced would have been funded in the first place. The vetoes also impacted events in Orlando and Tampa.
Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida has given the public some clarity on his veto last week of $32 million in arts and culture grants from next year’s state budget. https://t.co/oNPIHzGoEq
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis cut all state arts funding. Now, he says he did so to prevent sexual programming at Fringe festivals. https://t.co/iz18Ckm1xn
DeSantis revealed during a news conference he vetoed all of Florida’s public art grants last week because of a pair of events he deemed were “sexual festivals.” https://t.co/EX4LW2ULrn
Last Squeeze🍊—6.27.2024—DeSantis Says He Vetoed Culture Funding to Stop Paying For 'Sexual' Fringe Festivals—Haridopolos, Loomer—Much More... Reported by @javmanjarres via @Floridianpress https://t.co/egvWKqoZKr #FlPol #FlaPol
.@GovRonDeSantis blames Fringe Festivals for making him veto all arts funding in Florida, affecting @OrlandoFringe, @ArtInLee and others Reporting by @JacobOgles https://t.co/HzMIpimFku #FlaPol
DeSantis cites ‘fringe festival’ as reason he eliminated more than 600 arts and culture grants https://t.co/Zt1qmHlpm7
“DeSantis pointed to one program put on by one grant recipient, a “fringe festival,” which was in line to receive $7,369 in state matching money as the reason he vetoed $32 million of arts and culture money for organizations throughout the state.” https://t.co/DdwcQIGJbj
DeSantis says he vetoed all arts money because of a few 'sexual' Fringe festivals https://t.co/cy6DvEuWH3
DeSantis cited “sexual” festivals as reason he vetoed more than $32M in arts funding across Florida this month. Vetoes also included $55K for the Miami Book Fair, $70K for a local Jewish community center and $46K for an artist residency. https://t.co/N8QbEXtZEG @lmower3
DeSantis is cutting funds to “art” projects. "You'd have your tax dollars being given in grants to things like the Fringe Festival, which is a s*xual festival... how many of you think your tax dollars should go to fund that?" https://t.co/CnJZJTALaw
#Florida @GovRonDeSantis cited “sexual” festivals in Orlando and Tampa as the reason he vetoed more than $32M -- nearly every penny -- in arts, culture & history funding across the state. <rolls eyes> https://t.co/HM9rXGoZ2T via @lmower3
Governor DeSantis vetoed $32 million in grant funding slated for over 600 art and culture organizations, including about 130 groups from Miami-Dade County. The cuts come as he approved the 2024-2025 state budget which totaled $116.5 billion. https://t.co/aZMpBGkT0l
DeSantis says he cut arts funding over objections to ‘sexual’ festivals https://t.co/9tqvNVn85A
.@GovRonDeSantis Says He Vetoed Culture Funding to Stop Paying For 'Sexual' Fringe Festivals Reported by @LivCaputo via @Floridianpress https://t.co/Sh6mKxIrCg #FlPol #FlaPol
NEW: DeSantis cited "sexual" Fringe Festivals as the reason why he gutted Florida's cultural funding from the budget. It's not clear they would have been funded in the first place. https://t.co/n5Up9xEy3T
.@GovRonDeSantis responds to a reporter asking about his veto of 'cultural grant funding': "You'd have your tax dollars being given in grants to things like the Fringe Festival, which is a sexual festival... how many of you think your tax dollars should go to fund that?" https://t.co/3ZP5gduOwT
“Depending on the size of the organization, it’s either fatal or it’s beyond an inconvenience.” South Florida arts and culture orgs are scrambling after Gov. DeSantis cut $32 million in funding from the state budget. https://t.co/lyu3SMsYx1
South Florida arts community reeling from DeSantis veto of millions of dollars in state funding (via @wilkinebrutus) https://t.co/LmPqxFBQJD
In a move that stunned arts and culture organizations in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed the entirety of their grant funding — about $32 million — leaving them scrambling to figure out how to offset the shortfall.https://t.co/W87zocXbK2