Understanding the public hearing process and how you can participate will make you a more effective advocate. We have outlines and guides to get you started.

Comments on proposed Public Service Loan Forgiveness changes were due by September 17th.

Massachusetts arts leaders participated in an oversight hearing with the House Committee on Federal Funding, Policy and Accountability.

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.

On November 15, 2024, the MASSCreative Action Network (MCAN) hosted an election debrief with community organizing and policy experts to learn how 2024 federal and state-level election results will impact the creative sector in Massachusetts. Watch the recording here.

Help get the vote out and play your part for a stronger democracy.

Take action today by joining MCAN in signing onto a letter urging President Biden to take executive action and instruct the Bureau of Labor Statistics to include the charitable sector in the Quarterly Census on Employment and Wages.

Make sure you are prepared to vote on November 5: Check out our nonpartisan 2024 General Election Voter Guides.

Check out Create the Vote's nonpartisan election guides for the 2024 MA State Primaries to see who is running in your district.