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Join Us for an Event to Honor Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz

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Please join us for an evening reception

in honor of

Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

5:30 – 7:30 pm

Union Oyster House

41 Union Street in Boston

 

Sponsored by:

Cathy Carr-Kelly (Central Square Theater*)

Rocco Landesman Confirmed as NEA Chair - Jim Leach Also Confirmed as NEH Chair

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Dear Friends,

This afternoon, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm President Obama's appointments to chair the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Rocco Landesman, a Broadway producer noted for award-winning productions like Angels in America, Big River and The Producers, was confirmed as the new chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. For twenty years, Landesman has been the president of Jujamcyn Theaters, New York's third largest theater owner.

Gov. Patrick Signs UPMIFA into Law!

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UPMIFA in Effect Immediately!
MAASH Advocates Send  1149 E-Mails in 8 Hours!


Dear Friends,

Today, Governor Patrick signed into law the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (UPMIFA) Senate 2078.  Thanks to language accepted by both the House and Senate, UPMIFA takes effect immediately.

MAASH thanks Governor Patrick for his swift action on providing relief to non-profit cultural organizations.  MAASH advocates generated 1149 e-mails to the Governor and Lt. Governor urging swift action on UPMIFA to save jobs.

Governor Signs FY 2010 Budget Bill! MCC Budget Set at $9.7 Million

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Dear Friends, 

 

Obama Names Former Iowa Congressman Jim Leach To Head the National Endowment for Humanities

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Dear Friends,

This week, President Obama nominated former Republican Congressman Jim Leach of Iowa to become the new Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Congressman Leach served 30 years in Congress and was the founder of the Congressional Humanities Caucus which advocates for the humanities in the House of Representatives. He left Congress in 2007.

MAASH thanks President Obama for recognizing the vision, intelligence and passion of Congressman Leach, who has had a distinguished career in Congress as a thoughtful and independent thinker.

Creative Challenge Index Moves Forward - Rep. Bosley and Sen. Rosenberg Testify in Support

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MAASH Advocates Send 405 Letters!

Dear Friends,

The Massachusetts Joint Committee on Education heard public testimony on the Creative Challenge Index (House 3547) today at the State House.

Rep. Dan Bosley (D-N. Adams) and Senator Stan Rosenberg (D-Amherst) testified in support as the two lead sponsors of the bill. They were followed by Dan Hunter, Executive Director of MAASH.

Obama Names Broadway Producer Rocco Landesman New Chairman of the NEA

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Dear Friends,

President Obama has nominated Rocco Landesman, an entrepreneur and commercial theater producer, to be the next head of the National Endowment for the Arts. Landesman is the President of Jujamcyn Theaters, owner of five Broadway houses, and was responsible for such Broadway mega hits as "Angels in America," "The Producers," "Jelly's Last Jam" and "Big River."

Creative Economy Council Passes in the Mass. Senate Bosley Bill Advances to the Governor's Desk

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July 31, 2008

Dear Friends,

This week the Massachusetts Senate passed Rep. Dan Bosley's bill to create a statewide council on the creative economy. The council will work with the Office of Economic Development to "develop a statewide strategy for the enhancement, encouragement, and growth of the creative economy in the commonwealth, and to promote through public and private means responsive public policies and innovative private sector practices."

Learn more about MAASH's work on the Creative Challenge Index

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The Creative Challenge Index
Innovative Massachusetts

Creative Economy Council Passes in the Mass. House Proposal to Create Council: First in the Nation

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July 18, 2008

Dear Friends,

This week the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a bill to create a statewide council on the creative economy. The council will work with the Office of Economic Development to "develop a statewide strategy for the enhancement, encouragement, and growth of the creative economy in the commonwealth, and to promote through public and private means responsive public policies and innovative private sector practices."

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