Ohio Citizens for the Arts

Ohio Citizens for the Arts plans to use new numbers to lobby lawmakers for more relief funding.

Arts organizations across Ohio are lobbying local government officials to secure a share of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. Nearly $2 trillion in stimulus money was assigned to cities across the country last year.

A group is proposing to generate funds from a tobacco tax that would be brought before voters of 14 counties.

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Arts is big business in Northeast Ohio, accounting for nearly 1,800 jobs in Summit County alone. State funding for the arts is holding steady, but as one…