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NASAA Notes: August 2011

August
2011

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State to State
August 4, 2011

California: Income Tax Checkoff Program

Following legislation enacted in 2010 to authorize income tax donations to the California Arts Council(CAC), the agency has secured $152,465 in contributed funds in calendar year 2011. The state’s tax return forms now allow California taxpayers…
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August 4, 2011

Montana: Artrepreneur Program

The Montana Arts Council recently announced that it will receive $175,105 in new federal funds to promote job skills training for Montana Artists. This federal funding, provided from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Community…
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Legislative Update
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Thomas L. Birch
August 4, 2011

House Defeats Attempts to Cut Arts Funding

Before the debt ceiling debate claimed center stage on Capitol Hill at the end of July, the House of Representatives had voted down one amendment aimed at eliminating all funds for the National Endowment for…
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Executive Director's Column
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Jonathan Katz
August 4, 2011

FY2012 Legislative Session: Headlines, What's Working for SAAs

NASAA has just compiled preliminary information on state arts agency (SAA) budgets for fiscal year 2012. By now we all know the sobering news those numbers convey: state appropriations to our field have declined by…
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Research on Demand
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Ryan Stubbs
August 4, 2011

Fiscal Year 2012 Per Capita Legislative Appropriations Data

As a national source of information on public arts funding, NASAA provides a knowledge network and fact base to help state arts agencies make informed policy decisions and put their own state’s needs and experiences…
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