State funding cuts could bring the Hippodrome’s 51 years in Gainesville to an end
By Morgan Vanderlaan | July 15Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed all state arts and culture grants without warning July 12. Over $1 million was requested from Alachua County organizations alone, and though some applications were initially approved, all funds were later denied. The Hippodrome is one of 600 Florida organizations reeling from the cuts to funding they historically relied on.