Greetings... please help rebuild RI's economy with the arts!

Arts legislation is still pending relating to the state wide exemption of sales tax for one of a kind works by artists, writers, and composers. There are just a few more weeks that the RI General Assembly will be in session. Now is the time to bring this issue to the forefront by writing letters to our local newspapers and contacting our state's leaders. Below you will find key points you may include in your letter, links to a list of your district Senators and Representatives, and links to the actual bill text.

Include these points in your letter to your local Representative and change the bill number to 2013 S-743 for your letter to your local Senator...

Please support 2013 H-5844 - An act relating to the state wide exemption of sales tax for artists, writers, and composers.

1. It will provide equitable benefits to all Rhode Island communities rather than to simply a limited few.

2. It will provide equitable benefits to all Rhode Island artists, galleries, writers, composers, rather than to simply a limited few.

3. It will promote tourism, create jobs, and improve property values.

4. It will help our entire state's economy.

Please support 2013 H-5844, not just art industries, but all of Rhode Island will benefit.

Contact your local Representatives and ask them to please support House bill 2013 H-5844

List of Representatives by district:

http://www.rifthp.org/files/uploads/2013House.pdf

Contact your local Senators and ask them to please support Senate bill 2013 S-743

List of Senators by district:

http://www.rifthp.org/files/uploads/2013Senate.pdf

In addition to contacting your local Senators and Representatives, please write to:

Governor Lincoln Chafee

governor@governor.ri.gov

Please Support House bill 2013 H-5844 and Senate bill 2013 S-743

Speaker of the House Gordon Fox

rep-fox@rilin.state.ri.us

Please Support House bill 2013 H-5844

House Finance Committee Chair Representative Helio Melo

rep-melo@rilin.state.ri.us

Please Support House bill 2013 H-5844

Email the Providence Journal letters to the editor here:

rwhitcom@providencejournal.com

See sample letter to the editor here:

http://news.providencejournal.com/letters-to-the-editor/2013/04/ellen-waxman-arts-bill-is-fair-for-all.html

For more information and to follow what's happening with this legislation visit:

https://www.facebook.com/riLovesArt?fref=ts

House Bill 2013 H-5844

Introduced by: Representatives Walsh, Cimini, Lally, Tomasso, and Ferri

http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText13/HouseText13/H5844.pdf

Senate Bill 2013 S-743

Introduced by: Senators Paiva-Weed, Sheehan, Goodwin, Ruggerio, and Cool Rumsey