Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition
Artists leaders and artist-run groups addressing policy issues that affect artists in Massachusetts
The arts are a hot policy issue right now, as they should be. At the national level, the U.S. Senate this week began considering legislation to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). This hasn’t happened in over a decade. The U.S. House is also working on its education bill. Due to your advocacy, the current bill …
The Conference Committee Budget was released last night (July 7), around 8 p.m. The Conference Committee has released the budget in two bills: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/House/H3650 https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/House/H3651 Today, both the House and Senate will vote on it. If they approve it, the budget then goes to the Governor. https://malegislature.gov/Budget/Process The released budget did not contain any changes …
via Arts Action News The U.S. Senate is scheduled to consider legislation to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The last time there were floor votes was almost 14 years ago! And the U.S. House is also preparing for final votes on the House’s education bill this week! Please take two minutes to …
The state legislature remains in the “Conference Committee” stage of its annual budget process. Fiscal Year 2016 (FY16) begins tomorrow (July, 1) and the committee needs to agree on a budget compromise that the full legislature will approve and send to Governor Charlie Baker. As if hammering out a budget compromise wasn’t enough of a …