Gov. DeSantis blames Fringe Festivals for prompting him to veto all arts funding in Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis defended vetoing virtually all funding for arts grants, saying he didn’t want state funds supporting sexual-themed festivals. He singled out Fringe Festivals, which draw thousands to Florida each year.
“We didn’t have control over how it was being given. So you have your tax dollars being given in grants to things like the Fringe Festival, which is like a sexual festival where they are doing all this stuff,” DeSantis said at a press conference. “How many of you think your tax dollars should go to fund that? Not very many people would do that.”
While DeSantis didn’t single out a particular festival, several were set to receive arts grants this fiscal year before DeSantis vet...
