A bill that would transfer control of the Mississippi Arts Commission to the Mississippi Development Authority died in committee this week after it generated much controversy. Arts advocates celebrated as they made their opposition to the bill well-known. However, JJ thought it might be a good idea to post a spreadsheet below that contains a list of all the MAC grants, the recipients, and their purpose. Enjoy.
Kingfish note: Truth be told, I did not have an opinion on this bill because I was just not well-informed on either side. However, this website is a supporter of the arts. The arts are an important part of education and society. However, the poorer the state or society, the less resources there are that can be devoted to the arts and Mississippi is no exception. The debate reflected that state as there are some who want no funding for the arts at all while others want to open up the spigots. There is a happy medium between those two positions as there are on most issues.
This post is an experiment of sorts as I am embedding the spreadsheet from Onedrive. You should be able to expand the spreadsheet to fullscreen and also review the grants awarded by county as well. I've also posted the jpg versions of the spreadsheet below in case that does not work. Just click on each image to enlarge.
Thursday, February 2, 2017
Arts Commission bill dies.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Email address
kingfish1935@gmail.com
Support this site.
Mail donations to:
ATTN: Jackson Jambalaya
1220 E. Northside Dr., Ste 170, Box 189
Jackson, MS 39211
ATTN: Jackson Jambalaya
1220 E. Northside Dr., Ste 170, Box 189
Jackson, MS 39211
Marshall Ramsey
Clarion-Ledger
PACER: Southern Dist.
WAPT
Babylon Bee
Y'all Politics
The Rez News
And The Valley Shook
NMissCommentor
Calculated Risk
Recent Comments
Search Jackson Jambalaya
Most popular posts last week.
- Why Jackson Doesn't Work Reason #______
- Burn It All Down!
- Lumumba Lawyers Up
- Mississippi College Changing Name, Drops Football
- Mayor Locks Out 1% Sales Tax Commission
- Mayfield Pleads Guilty
- Thalia Mara Hall Manager Forced Out
- Mayor Responds to 5th Circuit Ruling on Airport Takeover Lawsuit
- Mary McPhoney's & Manager Sentenced for Fraud
- Coming Soon: The Kings of Tupelo
Subscribe to JJ's Youtube channel
Special Coverage
- ZeroBear PolyBear's Recipes
- Lamar Adams/Madison Timber Case
- The Gold Coast of Rankin County
- PERS Coverage
- Hinds County Coverage
- Frazier coverage
- JPS & Education
- Madison County coverage
- Heather Spencer Murder
- Steadivest fraud case
- Jackson interest-rate swaps/refinance of bonds
- Evans case
- Jackson Airport stuff
- Jackson EPA Emergency Order
- Jackson Water Crisis
Archives
-
▼
2017
(1438)
-
▼
February
(119)
- The Obamacare trap
- JPS to consolidate schools
- Meet the Zach Scruggs Employment Act
- Reeves: Internet tax is unconstitutional
- Reward increased for Deaton to $30,000.
- Deficit forces UMMC to cut budget
- Will Judge Tomie Green bless Blessed again?
- Mayor Yarber announces re-election bid
- Nationwide alert issued for Alex Deaton
- Reddix company accused of bribery in Alabama jail ...
- The Hound of Heaven
- Bill Crawford: Is it a tax increase or a shift?
- Suspect sought in Rankin killing (Updated)
- SJW of the day
- Horhn is running for Mayor.
- Fl. gun instructor charged in fatal training accident
- Ben Allen asks court to toss verdict
- 5th Circuit: Citizens can videotape police
- The Facebooks visit Mississippi
- Commish announces health insurance relief
- What is going on at the Pinelands?
- Deputy busted
- Priester defends borrowing $90 million
- Jackson might borrow $90 million
- Third sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Sheriff
- Madison PD seeks Walmart thief
- Rick Cleveland: Who should get the Howell Trophy?
- Governor announces more budget cuts
- Water outage planned
- More Skybox drama
- Amnesty!!!
- MBI: Shooting death of Gorman was accidental.
- Heroine of the day
- Highland Village ceases charity events.
- Zippity Bye-Bye
- JPS: Spending money is not spending money
- Our divorce laws suck. They really do.
- The Roads of Madison County
- On the other side of meaningless
- CARA vandalized
- Bill Crawford: Shortfalls, cuts, & oversight fights
- Smart dog.
- Karl Banks will get his day in court
- SOS gives update on legislative agenda
- Crimestopper alert
- Homework was never quite like this
- Yikes!
- Treasurer: State running up the credit card
- Too funny
- Pizza Hut & Maywood Mart settle
- The blessings of Judge Tomie Green
- DPS stonewalls again
- Fatality in Spillway Road accident
- New weight loss procedure comes to Madison.
- Camera shows suspect in WMPR vandalism
- Sales Tax Commission Update
- Rick Clevelend waxes on about college baseball
- DA posts Ben Allen's SSN online
- Claiborne keeps trying
- To be 14 and stupid
- JPS wants to pay Stringfellow $24,000 for "consult...
- Training Director sues DPS for retaliation
- JPD officer fired for striking suspect
- Boil water notice continues in South Jackson
- Former Mississippi Soccer Association Executive Di...
- Ouch!!!
- Presenting the late Dr. Frank Pollard
- Triple homicide
- Bill Crawford: Move remediation to community colle...
- Gobbledygook of the day
- Terror at Terry High School
- Update on the story Jerry Mitchell won't cover
- Retaliation?
- Senate bans gov. agencies using lobbyists
- Landing employee arrested for embezzlement
- Governor appoints Lamar to IHL Board
- Carjacking gone live (Video)
- Hood goes after Epps accomplices
- More blessings from Judge Tomie Green
- Ewwww!!!
- Clinton property owner pleads guilty to 1,400 code...
- Rick Cleveland: Suffering the deadline monkey
- Guilty of one count
- CAUGHT!!!
- Hood slams Gov
- Lock & load: Suspects ID'ed in Rankin home invasio...
- Senate passes BP bill
- The jury steps up to the plate
- No comment.
- Bigger Pie: Kemper doomed from the start.
- Judge Tomie Green gives more blessings
- D.A. tries to subpoena Jerry Mitchell
- Madison County pays Warnock $550,000
- Catch & Release Carjacker
- Ben Allen Trial Update: "You are confused"
- Too funny
- Deputies seize $300,000 of liquid meth
- Sunday morning sermon.
- Stop teasing us.
- C.Y.A. time for Jackson Judge
-
▼
February
(119)
The Kingfish's Favorite Posts
- Presenting the Mississippi State Capitol (Video)
- Editorial: The airport belongs to Jackson. Period.
- Kelly arrested for taking pics of Rose Cochran
- The Real Face of Mississippi Government
- PERS gets mo' money but funding level falls
- Majority black public school districts spend more, waste more, fail more
- Jackson's water bond failure: The REST of the story.
- Time to return fire on Banks
- Supervisor votes on projects next to land he owns
- Throwdown at the Levee Board
- Door shuts on another life
- Truth begins to come out in Irby case
- Judge orders interview of Irby
- Steadivest: Snakes or snake-bitten?
- Post-election thoughts
- Rest of the story about Crisler's shooting
- Jackson paying $4 million in fees
- Will Jackson end up like Birmingham
- Record-breaking fraud?
- FBI contacted MVT about Evans
- Heather Spencer police reports
- An open letter to John McCain
- Are your 401k's safe from Democrats?
- Democrats' Plans for Controlling the Media
- Who is Teresa Ghilarducci?
- Kingfish wins at Ethics Commission
- Tribe of Obama
- Berry V. Aetna (rankin County Cesspool)
- Incest in Dixie: Mississippi Legal Profession
- Jim Hood: Liar
- JFP Tax Problems? (See comments)
- The SafeCity Bill
- Isn't this called secession?
- A Black Governor in Mississippi?
- Time to grade Miles' exam
- Domestic Violence & Divorce in Mississippi
- Truthwatch, eh?
- What is Jackson Jambalaya?
- Election Night Thoughts
- Counter-Insurgency for Beginners
- Jazz for Beginngers
- Mayor Melton's Soljah
- A Leopard Can't Change His Spots, Can Jere Nash?
- Harborwalk Hoax?
- A Pox on All Your Houses
Local Media
- Y'all Politics
- WLBT
- West Jackson Facebook page
- WJTV
- The Northside Sun
- WAPT
- The Mississippi Link
- The Rez News
- Othor Cain
- Mississippi Magazine
- Jackson Free Press (Jackson, MS Alternative Weekly)
- Harborwalk Thread (Jackson's Latest Boondoggle)
- Darkhorse Press
- Clarion Ledger (Jackson, MS Gannett Newspaper)
- Clay Edwards Show
- Barksdale Today
- Supertalk Mississippi
Trollfest '09
Trollfest '07 was such a success that Jackson Jambalaya will once again host Trollfest '09. Catch this great event which will leave NE Jackson & Fondren in flames. Othor Cain and his band, The Black Power Structure headline the night while Sonjay Poontang returns for an encore performance. Former Frank Melton bodyguard Marcus Wright makes his premier appearance at Trollfest singing "I'm a Sweet Transvestite" from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." Kamikaze will sing his new hit, “How I sold out to da Man.” Robbie Bell again performs: “Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be Bells” and “Any friend of Ed Peters is a friend of mine”. After the show, Ms. Bell will autograph copies of her mug shot photos. In a salute to “Dancing with the Stars”, Ms. Bell and Hinds County District Attorney Robert Smith will dance the Wango Tango.
Wrestling returns, except this time it will be a Battle Royal with Othor Cain, Ben Allen, Kim Wade, Haley Fisackerly, Alan Lange, and “Big Cat” Donna Ladd all in the ring at the same time. The Battle Royal will be in a steel cage, no time limit, no referee, and the losers must leave town. Marshand Crisler will be the honorary referee (as it gives him a title without actually having to do anything).
Meet KIM Waaaaaade at the Entergy Tent. For five pesos, Kim will sell you a chance to win a deed to a crack house on Ridgeway Street stuffed in the Howard Industries pinata. Don't worry if the pinata is beaten to shreds, as Mr. Wade has Jose, Emmanuel, and Carlos, all illegal immigrants, available as replacements for the it. Upon leaving the Entergy tent, fig leaves will be available in case Entergy literally takes everything you have as part of its Trollfest ticket price adjustment charge.
Donna Ladd of The Jackson Free Press will give several classes on learning how to write. Smearing, writing without factchecking, and reporting only one side of a story will be covered. A donation to pay their taxes will be accepted and she will be signing copies of their former federal tax liens. Ms. Ladd will give a dramatic reading of her two award-winning essays (They received The Jackson Free Press "Best Of" awards.) "Why everything is always about me" and "Why I cover murders better than anyone else in Jackson".
In the spirit of helping those who are less fortunate, Trollfest '09 adopts a cause for which a portion of the proceeds and donations will be donated: Keeping Frank Melton in his home. The “Keep Frank Melton From Being Homeless” booth will sell chances for five dollars to pin the tail on the jackass. John Reeves has graciously volunteered to be the jackass for this honorable excursion into saving Frank's ass. What's an ass between two friends after all? If Mr. Reeves is unable to um, perform, Speaker Billy McCoy has also volunteered as when the word “jackass” was mentioned he immediately ran as fast as he could to sign up.
In order to help clean up the legal profession, Adam Kilgore of the Mississippi Bar will be giving away free, round-trip plane tickets to the North Pole where they keep their bar complaint forms (which are NOT available online). If you don't want to go to the North Pole, you can enjoy Brant Brantley's (of the Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance) free guided tours of the quicksand field over by High Street where all complaints against judges disappear. If for some reason you are unable to control yourself, never fear; Judge Houston Patton will operate his jail where no lawyers are needed or allowed as you just sit there for minutes... hours.... months...years until he decides he is tired of you sitting in his jail. Do not think Judge Patton is a bad judge however as he plans to serve free Mad Dog 20/20 to all inmates.
Trollfest '09 is a pet-friendly event as well. Feel free to bring your dog with you and do not worry if your pet gets hungry, as employees of the Jackson Zoo will be on hand to provide some of their animals as food when it gets to be feeding time for your little loved one.
Relax at the Fox News Tent. Since there are only three blonde reporters in Jackson (being blonde is a requirement for working at Fox News), Megan and Kathryn from WAPT and Wendy from WLBT will be on loan to Fox. To gain admittance to the VIP section, bring either your Republican Party ID card or a Rebel Flag. Bringing both and a torn-up Obama yard sign will entitle you to free drinks served by Megan, Wendy, and Kathryn. Get your tickets now. Since this is an event for trolls, no ID is required. Just bring the hate. Bring the family, Trollfest '09 is for EVERYONE!!!
This is definitely a Beaver production.
Note: Security provided by INS.
Wrestling returns, except this time it will be a Battle Royal with Othor Cain, Ben Allen, Kim Wade, Haley Fisackerly, Alan Lange, and “Big Cat” Donna Ladd all in the ring at the same time. The Battle Royal will be in a steel cage, no time limit, no referee, and the losers must leave town. Marshand Crisler will be the honorary referee (as it gives him a title without actually having to do anything).
Meet KIM Waaaaaade at the Entergy Tent. For five pesos, Kim will sell you a chance to win a deed to a crack house on Ridgeway Street stuffed in the Howard Industries pinata. Don't worry if the pinata is beaten to shreds, as Mr. Wade has Jose, Emmanuel, and Carlos, all illegal immigrants, available as replacements for the it. Upon leaving the Entergy tent, fig leaves will be available in case Entergy literally takes everything you have as part of its Trollfest ticket price adjustment charge.
Donna Ladd of The Jackson Free Press will give several classes on learning how to write. Smearing, writing without factchecking, and reporting only one side of a story will be covered. A donation to pay their taxes will be accepted and she will be signing copies of their former federal tax liens. Ms. Ladd will give a dramatic reading of her two award-winning essays (They received The Jackson Free Press "Best Of" awards.) "Why everything is always about me" and "Why I cover murders better than anyone else in Jackson".
In the spirit of helping those who are less fortunate, Trollfest '09 adopts a cause for which a portion of the proceeds and donations will be donated: Keeping Frank Melton in his home. The “Keep Frank Melton From Being Homeless” booth will sell chances for five dollars to pin the tail on the jackass. John Reeves has graciously volunteered to be the jackass for this honorable excursion into saving Frank's ass. What's an ass between two friends after all? If Mr. Reeves is unable to um, perform, Speaker Billy McCoy has also volunteered as when the word “jackass” was mentioned he immediately ran as fast as he could to sign up.
In order to help clean up the legal profession, Adam Kilgore of the Mississippi Bar will be giving away free, round-trip plane tickets to the North Pole where they keep their bar complaint forms (which are NOT available online). If you don't want to go to the North Pole, you can enjoy Brant Brantley's (of the Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance) free guided tours of the quicksand field over by High Street where all complaints against judges disappear. If for some reason you are unable to control yourself, never fear; Judge Houston Patton will operate his jail where no lawyers are needed or allowed as you just sit there for minutes... hours.... months...years until he decides he is tired of you sitting in his jail. Do not think Judge Patton is a bad judge however as he plans to serve free Mad Dog 20/20 to all inmates.
Trollfest '09 is a pet-friendly event as well. Feel free to bring your dog with you and do not worry if your pet gets hungry, as employees of the Jackson Zoo will be on hand to provide some of their animals as food when it gets to be feeding time for your little loved one.
Relax at the Fox News Tent. Since there are only three blonde reporters in Jackson (being blonde is a requirement for working at Fox News), Megan and Kathryn from WAPT and Wendy from WLBT will be on loan to Fox. To gain admittance to the VIP section, bring either your Republican Party ID card or a Rebel Flag. Bringing both and a torn-up Obama yard sign will entitle you to free drinks served by Megan, Wendy, and Kathryn. Get your tickets now. Since this is an event for trolls, no ID is required. Just bring the hate. Bring the family, Trollfest '09 is for EVERYONE!!!
This is definitely a Beaver production.
Note: Security provided by INS.
Trollfest '07
Jackson Jambalaya is the home of Trollfest '07. Catch this great event which promises to leave NE Jackson & Fondren in flames. Sonjay Poontang and his band headline the night with a special steel cage, no time limit "loser must leave town" bout between Alan Lange and "Big Cat"Donna Ladd following afterwards. Kamikaze will perform his new song F*** Bush, he's still a _____. Did I mention there was no referee? Dr. Heddy Matthias and Lori Gregory will face off in the undercard dueling with dangling participles and other um, devices. Robbie Bell will perform Her two latest songs: My Best Friends are in the Media and Mama's, Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to be George Bell. Sid Salter of The Clarion-Ledger will host "Pin the Tail on the Trial Lawyer", sponsored by State Farm.
There will be a hugging booth where in exchange for your young son, Frank Melton will give you a loooong hug. Trollfest will have a dunking booth where Muhammed the terrorist will curse you to Allah as you try to hit a target that will drop him into a vat of pig grease. However, in the true spirit of Separate But Equal, Don Imus and someone from NE Jackson will also sit in the dunking booth for an equal amount of time. Tom Head will give a reading for two hours on why he can't figure out who the hell he is. Cliff Cargill will give lessons with his .80 caliber desert eagle, using Frank Melton photos as targets. Tackleberry will be on hand for an autograph session. KIM Waaaaaade will be passing out free titles and deeds to crackhouses formerly owned by The Wood Street Players.
If you get tired come relax at the Fox News Tent. To gain admittance to the VIP section, bring either your Republican Party ID card or a Rebel Flag. Bringing both will entitle you to free drinks.Get your tickets now. Since this is an event for trolls, no ID is required, just bring the hate. Bring the family, Trollfest '07 is for EVERYONE!!!
This is definitely a Beaver production.
Note: Security provided by INS.
There will be a hugging booth where in exchange for your young son, Frank Melton will give you a loooong hug. Trollfest will have a dunking booth where Muhammed the terrorist will curse you to Allah as you try to hit a target that will drop him into a vat of pig grease. However, in the true spirit of Separate But Equal, Don Imus and someone from NE Jackson will also sit in the dunking booth for an equal amount of time. Tom Head will give a reading for two hours on why he can't figure out who the hell he is. Cliff Cargill will give lessons with his .80 caliber desert eagle, using Frank Melton photos as targets. Tackleberry will be on hand for an autograph session. KIM Waaaaaade will be passing out free titles and deeds to crackhouses formerly owned by The Wood Street Players.
If you get tired come relax at the Fox News Tent. To gain admittance to the VIP section, bring either your Republican Party ID card or a Rebel Flag. Bringing both will entitle you to free drinks.Get your tickets now. Since this is an event for trolls, no ID is required, just bring the hate. Bring the family, Trollfest '07 is for EVERYONE!!!
This is definitely a Beaver production.
Note: Security provided by INS.
22 comments:
We have no business sending tax dollars to these projects, no matter how worthwhile. They should end the arts commission completely. It's just involuntary redistribution of wealth from the taxpayers to the intelligentsia.
The obvious first question, the title says "redacted" so are there grants that are redacted? I'd suspect they redacted names, contact information, etc for each grant and that is what it references. But still worth asking the question.
I redacted phone numbers. It was my way of telling this version apart from the original file I have. Housekeeping.
"Intelligentsia" go read a book 9:49AM
Onedrive worked nicely. Thanks for sharing this information...
KF was not the only one that was not well informed on this bill. Neither was the author. She filed it at the behest of the leadership without a clue whether it was good public policy or not.
I've read lots of comments that seem to view the arts solely through the lens the political spectrum with "the usual suspects" and stereotypes being offered. I'm curious as to whether there is a list of grants requested that received no award. I'd like to know that before I even thought about making a judgment (whether hoisting petards or demonstrating bias) as to the political nature of the MAC.
You know what? Libraries are a forced redistribution of wealth.
Close them. All of them.
If you closed the libraries where would the homeless live?
The 70 comments from the previous thread on this should've been re-posted here also. Don't think anyone's going to change their opinion. Rinse, repeat.
Josh Harkins is turning out to be not the sharpest tool in the shed. Far from it.
So, Malcolm White approves a grant to Malcolm Sheppard to produce an event that occurs every Monday Night in Malcolm White's restaurant? Yeah, nothing left to cut.
Ha, the snowflakes are celebrating sipping champagne with their pinky sticking out.
The only down side, and I personally do not think this is one, is that only one person loses a job and it was Malcolm. He has been riding on the state dime all over the world writing his book. Get that damn Libtard off the state teet!
Agreed, KF. If the private sector can't support it, there must not be that much of a demand for them. I would love for my local library to subsist solely on voluntary contributions. I bet it would look a lot different.
Taxpayers go to these festivals. School children go to many of these events and talented young people get scholarships apparently from reading the list. God forbid a child that loves to dance or paint or loves music should get to go to a ballet or art exhibit for free or hear a concert or get a scholarship or grant or a musical instrument to play in his school band if his parents can't afford these things. They might be inspired.
ISIS agrees that the arts and are frivolous and dangerous , however. That's why destroying art and libraries and schools and killing " the intelligentsia" are a priority for them . They want laborers who will do their bidding.
We can't have anyone hold up a mirror to us or question our behavior.
You must control how people see themselves and the world and you can't let your children grow up to be smarter than you are as then you can't dictate their future. They might become humans who see your failings. You fear they won't love you and respect you anymore if they learn you were wrong about anything.
6:18 is either going through the change or out of medication. Bringing up the fact that ISIS destroys art and schools is beyond bizarre and way across the bounds of hyperbole.
This never was about closing down anything or opposing school children's exposure to violin concerts.
If you take a good, honest look at that list you will know those in control use this thing as nothing but a personal cookie-jar of gratuities and schmooze gifts with absolutely no accountability to anybody. They gather in a circle and nominate recipients. Then they giggle and they vote and they write grant checks and they giggle some more and raise their pinky fingers and toast each other.
The only thing standing between me and ISIS is shoveling money to wealthy developers or ivy league graduates with full time jobs to indulge their hobbies? I'll take my chances with ISIS.
And as for the parenting advice, thank you. You know what would make it easier for me to raise my children to be smarter than me? Immoral know it alls like you not taking money from my paycheck before I have a chance to spend it on my children and giving it to the wealthy and connected to spend on their hobbies.
Very well said, 6:18.
I think people are missing the point that the arts are drivers for the economy and attract tourism and stimulate business activities. Children are having success in school because of the arts by learning how to think critically and communicate in ways they wouldn't normally be able to, especially for rural and inner-city kids. Mississippi also has a cultural legacy that must be preserved.
I read that it costs less than $1.00 per capita to support the arts. Is that really too much to ask to help out your community?
To celebrate the defeat of this bill, I'm going to go down to Farrish Street
tonight and have a few drinks before dinner. After dinner, I think I'll stick my
head in either wet willies bar or BB Kings blues club and stay all night and spend
a whole lotta money in downtown Jackson. I will toast the taxpayers of Jackson
Mississippi for their generous support of the renovation of Farrish Street as I rock
along with all the other people in the crowd. Someone please save me a seat at the bar.
2:50; If you spend enough moo-lah at Hal and Mals you could get a grant.
I notice my friend Jimmy 'Duck' Holmes got two of these grants. I frequently visit Duck at Blue Front in Bentonia, take him fish and deer meat and he plays a bit for me. He's a prince of a fellow and a great blues musician and singer.
That aside, how many garden parties did he play for at homes of these people who control the grant purse-strings?
More people go to the MS Symphony in a season than swim meets in the metro area in a year....
Post a Comment