Recent News Archive
September 6, 2023
Government Shutdown Looms: Rally for Arts Funding
This first week of September, Congress returns to D.C. after a lengthy summer recess. Greeting members upon their return is a stark reality: they have less than a month to negotiate a fiscal year 2024 spending package in order to avert a government shutdown. As of this writing, the likelihood of a government shutdown seems…
July 31, 2023
Senate Committee Votes to Maintain NEA Budget for FY2024
July 31, 2023 From: Isaac Brown, Legislative Counsel Last week, by an overwhelming majority (26-2), the Senate Appropriations Committee passed legislation that would fund the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) at its current level of $207 million for fiscal year 2024. Given the economic pressures the country is facing, maintaining level funding is a…
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