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For The Fourth Straight Year, White House Proposes Gutting Arts Funding. Here’s What You MUST Do About It.
Tue, Feb 2, 2020
by Drew McManus
It’s easy to get lulled into compliance and think that just because the White House has been waging an unsuccessful war on gutting arts funding, that we can let the resistance slide. Opera America gets the award for the first service org to send out an action alert to constituents warning about the proposed 2021
White House Proposes Eliminating NEA (again)
Wed, Feb 2, 2018
by Drew McManus
Although it comes as no surprise, the White House has once again proposed eliminating National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Ideally, everything will unfold in similar fashion as it did during last year’s assault. Although President Trump has made it clear he thinks the Arts and Humanities
No Surprise: Trump Administration Still Wants To Eliminate The NEA. Here’s What You Can Do About It
Thu, May 5, 2017
by Drew McManus
Although it’s been rumored for months that the Trump administration was planning on proposing a budget that eliminates the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), it is now official. The “America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again” calls for eliminating the NEA along with steep cuts in the Education Department for arts
Congress Pushes Back Against Arts Cuts
Wed, May 5, 2017
by Drew McManus
Although the Trump administration may consider the arts and humanities as nothing but waste, it appears Congress doesn’t share such a dim view. On Monday, May 1 congress reached a budget agreement that matins existing funding and proposes modest increases for 2017 (h/t @Americans4Arts). PROGRAMS 2016 Appropriations (in millions) Proposed funding through 9/30/17 National Endowment
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