Concern mounts as budget day looms

by Tom Loftus – FRANKFORT, Ky. -Anticipation is building as Gov. Matt Bevin prepares to unveil his first state budget, no small matter to some since he has promised to shrink state government. Advocates for the arts, for instance, are worried that Bevin could propose cutting the nearly $2.8 million annual appropriation to the Kentucky Arts Council. “There’s…