Tax Support for Arts

The Institute for Education and the Arts is posting two articles relating to local tax support for the arts.

Mayor Supports Arts Tax
WCPN (Cleveland, OH), 8/3/2006

"A November ballot issue that will put a tax on cigarettes to help fund local arts organizations got a boost today when Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and the
Cleveland City Council endorsed it. The issue calls for a 30 cent tax on each pack of cigarettes sold in Cuyahoga County."

Read more here.


Tax hike for arts in voters' hands
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN), 8/7/2006

In Crittenden County, Arkansas, "voters will decide Tuesday whether they want a temporary tax increase to support local arts programs. The county will hold a special referendum on a one year, one mill tax increase to benefit the Crittenden Arts Council." The money would "fund operations of an arts education program in Crittenden County, Arkansas for the purpose of implementing its goal of artistic growth, educational excellence, community access, and diverse audiences through arts education programs."

Read the full article here.