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NASAA Notes: July 2012

July
2012

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State to State
July 13, 2012

Nevada: State Accountability Report

Each year, the Nevada Office of the State Controller issues a comprehensive report analyzing the state’s financial condition and summarizing key demographic and economic indicators that affect the state’s budget. The most recent edition of…
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July 13, 2012

Oregon: Arts Learning Database

The Oregon Arts Commission (OAC) recently launched a new statewide database tracking the levels of arts instruction offered to students in Oregon schools. Designed to promote public understanding of the extent of—and need for—arts learning,…
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July 13, 2012

Iowa: Celebration of Iowa: Agriculture Art Award

The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs is collaborating with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation on a new agricultural art contest. The Celebration of Iowa: Agriculture Art…
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Legislative Update
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Thomas L. Birch
July 13, 2012

NEA Funding Status; Sequestration; Taking Leave

Last month, the House Appropriations Committee, as expected, approved legislation cutting appropriations for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) by almost 10%. The bill would hold arts spending in fiscal year 2013 at $132…
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More Notes from NASAA
July 13, 2012

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Executive Director's Column
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Jonathan Katz
July 13, 2012

Campaigning for Public Arts Support

As election politics intensify and voting time draws near, it is important that those who value broad, deep and diverse participation in the arts engage actively in the process of airing issues and selecting public…
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Research on Demand
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Ryan Stubbs
July 13, 2012

FY2013 Legislative Appropriations Forecast

NASAA recently released the State Arts Agency Legislative Appropriations Preview, Fiscal Year 2013. This report shows that states are expecting a 9% increase in appropriations in this new fiscal year, the first increase since before…
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