Proposed Trump Budget Would Cut NEA, NEH, and CPB (PBS and NPR)

It’s official: Proposed Trump budget would cut NEA, NEH, and CPB (PBS and NPR) (and never mind Meals on Wheels…).

Here are the first three paragraphs from the NY Times‘ report of 3/15:

“A deep fear came to pass for many artists, museums, and cultural organizations nationwide early Thursday morning when President Trump, in his first federal budget plan, proposed eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

“President Trump also proposed scrapping the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a key revenue source for PBS and National Public Radio stations, as well as the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

“It was the first time a president has called for ending the endowments. They were created in 1965 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed legislation declaring that any “advanced civilization” must fully value the arts, the humanities, and cultural activity.”

For the whole story, click here https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/15/arts/nea-neh-endowments-trump.html?mc_cid=26340975a3&mc_eid=c9681a22ac&_r=0