Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition
Artists leaders and artist-run groups addressing policy issues that affect artists in Massachusetts
This afternoon, July 17, 2017, Governor Baker announced his signing of House Bill 3800, the budget for FY2018. To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives, Pursuant to Section 5 of Article 63 of the Amendments to the Constitution, we are today signing House Bill 3800, “An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2018 …
~ Arts Action Alert via the Americans for the Arts July 12, 2017 Today, the U.S. House Interior Appropriations Committee advanced a bill to provide funding for our nation’s natural and cultural resources, proposing $145 million to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for FY2018. This is a $5 million cut from current levels …
Dig in and participate! July 12 is the Internet-Wide Day of Action to Save Net Neutrality Net neutrality is the basic principle that protects our free speech on the Internet. “Title II” of the Communications Act is what provides the legal foundation for net neutrality and prevents Internet Service Providers like Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T …
Call-to-Action via the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network: A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee approved a bill with a rider that would significantly weaken enforcement of the Johnson Amendment, vital language in U.S. tax code that keeps nonprofits independent by preventing their engagement in partisan politics. This rider is critically flawed in that it would prevent organizations …