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Lawmakers Want to Keep Funding for Lincoln Theater
LINCOLN CITY, Ind. (AP) -- Some southern Indiana lawmakers say they'll fight to keep funding in the state budget for a park amphitheater where outdoor musicals about Abraham Lincoln are performed.

Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels proposed cutting funding for the Lincoln Amphitheatre in Spencer County's Lincoln State Park. The administration says the cuts are needed as Indiana looks for ways to balance the state budget.

But two Republican lawmakers from the area tell the Evansville Courier & Press that they'll push for continued funding. The amphitheater requested $275,000 a year for the outdoor stage productions that highlight Lincoln's Indiana roots.

Republican Rep. Sue Ellspermann of Ferdinand says the performances haven't broken even, but that producers are on the right track and could eventually have the operation running without government help.

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