(28 Jun 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fort Lauderdale, Florida - 27 June 2024
1. Entrance to Stonewall National Museum Archives & Library
2. Donation box
3. Jacket with buttons displayed
4. Stonewall uprising book on display
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Robert Kesten, Stonewall National Museum Archives & Library:
"The culture war continues in Florida, and it's sort of ironic that the announcement was made during Pride Month. It was ironic that it's the 55th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising. So the protests that are necessary for people who believe in life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness is still very much alive. And what people in power often do is try to divide and conquer. And that's what they're doing here by allowing some people to get money through member items, which is when members of the legislature put in for specific requests and those are being honored. But the items that were in the budget were cut. And so that causes friction between organizations that really do need to stick together to make our community and our democracy work. And so what we're witnessing is a power grab between the government and the people, which is not supposed to happen in a democracy."
6. Various of Kesten showing sign on the wall
7. Various of books
8. Rainbow and American flags
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Robert Kesten, Stonewall National Museum Archives & Library:
"How is Florida to be competitive in a world that relies on tourism, that relies on travel, that relies on education? Universities are draws for people to move into the state and prepare for the workforce. If we cut these kinds of things, or we don't offer commensurately with other states of similar sizes, then Florida eventually becomes very disadvantaged."
10. Book directory
11. Pan from signs on display to Kesten walking
12. Stonewall neon sign
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tallahassee, Florida - 8 February 2023
13. STILL: Old Capitol and current Florida Capitol building
STORYLINE:
All over Florida, arts groups have been left scrambling to plug large budget gaps after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this month unexpectedly vetoed $32 million in arts funding.
Advocates say the lack of state funding is going to devastate arts and culture in the Sunshine State.
Arts leaders across the state say it’s the first time they recall a governor eliminating all of their grant funding.
It comes at a time when arts organizations that survived closures from the COVID-19 pandemic are still recovering with smaller attendance and revenues.
A DeSantis spokeswoman says the governor makes veto decisions that are in the best interest of Florida citizens.
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