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Kelsey Rode Kelsey Rode

PAST ACTION: AMENDMENTS TO THE FY26 HOUSE BUDGET

On April 30th, 2025, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed its H.4001 budget and proposed $26,775,152 for the Mass Cultural Council. Here are the updates to the House amendments the MASSCreative Action Network has been tracking as it goes into the Conference Committee.

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Kelsey Rode Kelsey Rode

PAST ACTION: AMENDMENTS TO THE FY26 SENATE BUDGET

On May 22, 2025, the Massachusetts Senate passed its S.2525 budget and approved $26,245,152 for the Mass Cultural Council. Here are the updates to the Senate amendments the MASSCreative Action Network has been tracking as it goes into the Conference Committee.

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Emily Ruddock Emily Ruddock

TAKE ACTION: ACT NOW TO DEFEND THE NEA!

Recent developments at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) are deeply troubling. Hundreds of grants for local projects have been canceled and massive staff reductions raise serious doubts that the agency can meet its statutory mandates.

We need advocates to urge Congress to sustain and protect both funding and staffing for the National Endowment for the Arts.

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