“Last week, City Manager Marcus Jones recommended that the city take over arts funding from the Arts & Science Council, which has managed the funding process for decades. Jones’s plan would see the arts and cultural groups receive $12 million per year from the public and private sectors — a 50% hike from a proposal the council has been considering. … [But a group of] over 130 artists and other community members on Tuesday demanded that they be included in [the process].” – The Charlotte Observer