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Advocacy Works! California Increases Arts Funding in the Final 2026-27 Budget
California's final 2026–27 state budget, approved through AB/SB 113, a Budget Bill Jr. awaiting the Governor's signature, includes more than $80 million in new cross-agency investment in the arts. This is the largest single-year expansion of state arts funding since COVID, and it provides meaningful support to artists, cultural workers, performing arts organizations, and communities across California.
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California Arts Advocates Responds to Final Passage of California's 2026–27 State Budget
After months of advocacy from arts champions across the state, the California Fiscal Year 2026/27 budget includes $12 million for the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund (PAEPF), an important investment that will provide jobs and support to artists, cultural workers, nonprofit performing arts organizations, and communities across California.
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Governor Newsom Signs California Arts Advocates Sponsored Legislation
“We applaud Governor Newsom for taking action on this legislation and thank Senator Ashby for her dedication to our arts community as we collectively found a path forward to decades old regulations that were hindering people’s jobs and livelihood,” said California Arts Advocates, CEO, Julie Baker. “We’re now able to keep our artists working, making California an even more vibrant and beautiful place to live.”
