House of Representatives today approved a new historic level of funding for the NEA!

The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a new historic level of funding for the National Endowment for the Arts. The bill provides a $35 million increase to the NEA - the largest in the history of the agency!  This accomplishment didn’t come easily -- the debate took place over two days and of the many amendments offered to the bill, three specifically targeted cuts to the NEA.   (read the rest here)

Recent updates and sample letters:
House Approves Historic Level of Funding for NEA (6/27/07)
House Approves $35 Million Increase for NEA (5/24/07)
100% Art Ballot Measures Pass Nationwide (11/8/06)
A Look at the California Budget Victory of 2006 (8/16/06)
LACAC Grants Budget Doubled (6/30/06)
CA State Legislature Passes 2006-07 Budget (6/28/06)
Congressional Arts Caucus Amendment Passes (5/19/06)
Congress Finalizes FY 2005 Funding (11/22/04)
Arts Education Funding (6/28/04)
Assembly Budget Subcommittee 4 Approves Additional $10 Million for the California Arts Council (5/27/04)
Victory for Los Angeles Arts Community (5/18/2004)
Report: Arts Bring State $5.4 Billion (5/10/2004)
New Study Shows Arts Mean Business (5/10/2004)
CAC Economic Impact Report Announced (5/5/2004)
Mayor Hahn’s Budget Slashes 30% from the Los Angeles CAD (4/27/2004)
Save the CAC: Write a Letter to Gov. Schwarzenegger (4/5/2004)
Hahn Saves City Cultural Affairs Agency From the Ax (3/19/2004)
L.A. Arts Community Fights to Save Cultural Affairs Department (3/18/2004)
Fight for the Arts in LA! (3/17/2004)
State of the Arts: 3 Pennies Per Person (8/13/2003)
Assembly and Senate did not take action on the CAC (7/3/2003)
Update (7/1/2003)
Sign Petition to Save the Arts (6/27/2003)
APA sample ltrs to Big 5 (6/13/2003)
Fair Share $20 M for the CAC (6/9/2003)
APA sample letters to Conference Committee (6/6/2003)
Update (5/16/03)
Update (5/14/2003)

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