Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition
Artists leaders and artist-run groups addressing policy issues that affect artists in Massachusetts
As we mentioned in Part One of our focus on the House Ways and Means Fiscal Year 2016 (FY16) Budget Proposal, along with the proposed cuts to the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC), funding for our state libraries was also cut. (Link to the proposed House Ways and Means (HWM) 2016 budget proposal: https://malegislature.gov/Budget/FY2016/House) This is …
The Massachusetts House of Representatives’ Committee on Ways and Means is responsible for crafting and releasing the House of Representatives’ Budget. This is the second step in our state’s budget process: https://malegislature.gov/Budget/Process. Yesterday, this committee released its Fiscal Year 2016 (FY16) budget proposal. It cuts both the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) and our state library …
Save the date! Please come and invite others as we honor the achievements of Dr. Gene Sharp on April 27th, 7pm at District Hall in the South Boston/Seaport District. The event is free and open to the public. Dr. Sharp, founder and Senior Scholar of the Albert Einstein Institution, has been widely recognized as a …
The Massachusetts House of Representatives’ powerful Ways and Means Committee will release its Fiscal Year 2016 (FY16) budget proposal tomorrow. The House is scheduled to meet in full formal session at 11 a.m. and a press conference regarding the proposal might be held around 1 p.m. The creative sector will be directly impacted by the …