Post by Logan on Jun 10, 2016 4:17:21 GMT -6
Haley vetoes include $1 million for Children's Museum of the Upstate
Gov. Nikki Haley vetoed $41 million from South Carolina's $7.5 billion budget, including $1 million intended for the Children's Museum of the Upstate.
The budget vetoes also included a Richland County swimming pool, an expansion of Coastal Carolina University's football stadium and funding for a Beaufort County retirement home.
The veto of the Children's Museum funding was part of a $4.74 million package of vetoes for funds earmarked for museums and historical in South Carolina. Charleston's International African American Museum was not included in that group of vetoes and has been allocated $4 million. Haley said in her veto message that the funds needed for these museums should not come from the state.
"In each of our communities, we have historic sites, museums and cultural centers that could benefit from renovations, refreshed exhibits or new artifacts. The right way to finance these undertakings is by selling memberships, collecting admissions fees and soliciting philanthropic support," Haley said. "The wrong way to do it is by earmarking state funds to choose one site over another to support."
Read more: www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/2016/06/09/haley-vetoes-include-1-million-childrens-museum-upstate/85655034/
Gov. Nikki Haley vetoed $41 million from South Carolina's $7.5 billion budget, including $1 million intended for the Children's Museum of the Upstate.
The budget vetoes also included a Richland County swimming pool, an expansion of Coastal Carolina University's football stadium and funding for a Beaufort County retirement home.
The veto of the Children's Museum funding was part of a $4.74 million package of vetoes for funds earmarked for museums and historical in South Carolina. Charleston's International African American Museum was not included in that group of vetoes and has been allocated $4 million. Haley said in her veto message that the funds needed for these museums should not come from the state.
"In each of our communities, we have historic sites, museums and cultural centers that could benefit from renovations, refreshed exhibits or new artifacts. The right way to finance these undertakings is by selling memberships, collecting admissions fees and soliciting philanthropic support," Haley said. "The wrong way to do it is by earmarking state funds to choose one site over another to support."
Read more: www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/2016/06/09/haley-vetoes-include-1-million-childrens-museum-upstate/85655034/