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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina appropriates $250,000 for the One Love Festival in Winston-Salem
Last action · March 17, 2025: Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action)Sponsors: Amber Baker and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
North Carolina allocates $250,000 in nonrecurring state funds for the 2025-2026 to support the annual 1Love Festival in Winston-Salem, effective July 1, 2025.
Directs state tax dollars toward a specific cultural event managed by a local nonprofit organization.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
The Arts Council, Inc.
Receives a $250,000 directed grant to support the 1Love Festival.
Office of State Budget and Management
Receives the appropriated funds to administer the directed grant.
Key Facts
- Appropriates $250,000 in nonrecurring funds from the General Fund to the Office of State Budget and Management for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
- Provides a directed grant to The Arts Council, Inc. to support the 1Love Festival in Winston-Salem.
- The 1Love Festival is described as a three-day festival designed to celebrate diversity, foster unity, and provide a platform for cultural expression through music, arts, and entertainment.
- The act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 17, 2025HouseRef to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Mar 17, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Mar 13, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance15How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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