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NASAA Notes: October 2007

October
2007

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Legislative Update
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Thomas L. Birch
October 15, 2007

Legislative Update

Appropriations Bills, Arts Funding On Hold With time running out on the fiscal year, and Congress unable to send a single appropriations bill to the President before the October 1 start of the 2008 fiscal…
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Executive Director's Column
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AUTHOR:

Jonathan Katz
October 15, 2007

Executive Director's Column

The collective mission of state arts agencies has always been to broaden and deepen participation in the arts. How state arts agencies have accomplished that mission, in programmatic terms, has evolved as the environment has…
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Did You Know?
October 15, 2007

Did You Know?

Children’s Museums Can Serve as Community Hubs A survey conducted by Reach Advisors in spring of 2007 asked 5,500 parents and grandparents what types of museums they visit with their families and why. The intent…
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Frequently Asked Questions
October 15, 2007

Frequently Asked Questions

Question: How much funding do state and regional arts agencies award to rural areas? Answer: About 59 million residents (20 percent of the U.S. population) live in rural areas. Together, states and regions made more…
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