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U.S. Senate today matched House-set funding level for NEA & NEH

August 1, 2018

The Arts Action Fund reports that today, August 1, 2018, the Senate matched the House-set funding level for the NEA and NEH of $155mil each.

Congress responded to your advocacy calls, emails, and visits to save these vital cultural agencies by increasing their annual budgets by $2 million each, despite President Trump’s attempt to terminate them. The NEA and NEH administer thousands of arts and humanities grants to nonprofit cultural organizations, universities, and governmental agencies in all 50 states and 435 congressional districts across the nation. ~ Arts Action Fund News

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Announcing the release of “2018 By Artists, For Artists” Report and the 10th Anniversary of MALC

November 3, 2019

2018 By Artists For Artists cover image — Click to read the report and learn more!

MALC officially formed on July 31, 2008, as a coalition of artist leaders of all disciplines and artist-run organizations with the goal of improving the social and economic conditions of all Massachusetts artists. We wanted to make sure artists had a place at the policy making table.
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Senate Votes to Override the Governor’s Vetoes on the MCC and the Libraries!!

July 30, 2018

This afternoon the Senate voted to override the Governor’s vetoes of the MCC and Library Line Items!! So the full funding to the MCC and the Libraries is now restored for next year’s budget!!

Massachusetts Cultural Council Line Item # 0640-0300 The Senate restored full funding to this line item by overriding the Governor’s veto/reduction!!! The amount has been restored to $16,154,982 (The vote was 37 to 0.)

What the Governor vetoed/reduced in funding:

Reduce/Strike Wording (reduce MCC funding by) -2,084,283 to 14,070,699
“I am striking language which earmarks funding for programs not recommended, and I am reducing this item to the amount projected to be necessary.” (more…)

Budget Vetoes Update & How to Watch the Budget Overrides & End of the Legislative Session

July 30, 2018

The end of the two year Legislative session is July 31st (Midnight) and all pending matters before the Senate and House need to be taken up (the budget overrides and pending key legislation). The Senate still needs to vote to override the Governor’s budget vetoes and this is the last step in the overriding process!

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