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DeSantis cites ‘fringe festival’ as reason he eliminated more than 600 arts and culture grants

The South Florida Pride Concert Band performs in the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale on Feb. 25, 2024. It is part of the South Florida Pride Band, one of the organizations affected by Gov. Ron DeSantis's veto of arts and culture grants. (Brett Hufziger/courtesy)
The South Florida Pride Concert Band performs in the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale on Feb. 25, 2024. It is part of the South Florida Pride Band, one of the organizations affected by Gov. Ron DeSantis’s veto of arts and culture grants. (Brett Hufziger/courtesy)
Sun Sentinel political reporter Anthony Man is photographed in the Deerfield Beach office on Monday, Oct. 26, 2023. (Amy Beth Bennett / South Florida Sun Sentinel)
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One group in line for $7,369 in state matching money put on a production that Gov. Ron DeSantis said was sexually oriented, so he vetoed $32 million of arts and culture money for more than 600 organizations throughout Florida.

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