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Advocacy Update: NEA Announces First Round FY24 Grants; Hosts Arts Summit

By Laurie Baskin posted 01-30-2024
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Advocacy Update: News on Ticketing, Arts Education, ERTC and More!

By Laurie Baskin posted 01-04-2024
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Advocacy Update: SBA SVOG Updates

By Laurie Baskin posted 12-21-2023
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Action Alert: Urge Your Representative to Cosign a Letter Urging Improved Access to Arts Education

By Laurie Baskin posted 12-01-2023
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Advocacy Update: Emergency Preparedness Resource Available

By Laurie Baskin posted 11-15-2023
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Action Alert: Bipartisan Support for NEA as Amendment to Defund is Defeated

By Laurie Baskin posted 11-06-2023
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Advocacy Update: September SVOG Update from SBA

By Laurie Baskin posted 09-22-2023
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Advocacy Update: Latest News in NEA funding, visa fees, and more!

By Laurie Baskin posted 09-22-2023
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Performing Arts Alliance Advocacy Update: Support for Transgender Artists, Federal Ticketing Rules, NEA FY24 Funding

By Laurie Baskin posted 07-03-2023
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Advocacy Update: Latest News in NEA Grants, Charitable Giving, Ticketing and More

By Laurie Baskin posted 06-06-2023
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Advocacy Action Alert: DHS Proposes New Fees: Includes Steep Increases for Artist Visas, Harmful Policy Changes

By Laurie Baskin posted 01-25-2023
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Happy Holiday Policy News: Arts Funding Increases and New Charitable Giving Incentives Win Approval

By Laurie Baskin posted 12-22-2022
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Webinar Opportunities and Resources Available from Event Safety Alliance

By Laurie Baskin posted 11-03-2022
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Advocacy Update: SVOG Resources

By Laurie Baskin posted 08-05-2022
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Advocacy Update: Monkeypox Information and Resources

By Laurie Baskin posted 07-29-2022
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Advocacy Update: Summer Policy Highlights!

By Laurie Baskin posted 07-12-2022
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Action Alert: Theatre-Makers Pledge to End Gun Violence

By Laurie Baskin posted 06-14-2022
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Advocacy Update: NEA Awards 2nd Round FY22 Grants; Invites Public to Equity Listening Session

By Laurie Baskin posted 05-27-2022
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Advocacy Update: SVOG Web Updates and link to recording of May 12 Audit Webinar

By Laurie Baskin posted 05-27-2022
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Advancing Equity Through the Arts and Humanities Act

By Laurie Baskin posted 04-28-2022
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Advocacy Update: SVOG information

By Laurie Baskin posted 04-12-2022
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Advocacy Update: The Omnibus and Other Federal Arts Advocacy News

By Laurie Baskin posted 03-30-2022
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Advocacy Update! Shuttered Venue Post-Application Guidance and Action Items Posted; Supplemental Award Eligibility Expanded

By Laurie Baskin posted 02-24-2022
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Advocacy Update: Passage of FY2022 Budget Is Opportunity to Request Arts Support

By Laurie Baskin posted 02-14-2022
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Arts Advocacy: House Committee on Small Business to Hold Hearing

By Laurie Baskin posted 01-14-2022
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Advocacy Update: SBA to Hold SVOG Information Sessions!

By Laurie Baskin posted 12-13-2021
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Action Alert: IMPORTANT SVOG AND ERTC NEWS!

By Laurie Baskin posted 11-12-2021
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TCG Virtual Summit recording now available

By Laurie Baskin posted 11-08-2021
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Advocacy Update: Agency Nominations, Charitable Giving, SVOG, Visa and Appropriations Updates!

By Laurie Baskin posted 10-25-2021
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Advocacy Update: SBA Issues New Post-Application Shuttered Venue Operators Grants Guidance!

By Laurie Baskin posted 10-20-2021
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A Keynote from Senator Amy Klobuchar at the Upcoming Virtual Summit

By Laurie Baskin posted 10-12-2021
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Advocacy Update: Webinar Recording: U.S. Artist Visas and International Travel in the Age of COVID: Latest Update

By Laurie Baskin posted 09-28-2021
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Advocacy Update: SVOG Supplemental and Reconsideration Updates

By Laurie Baskin posted 09-10-2021
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Action Alert: Arts and Recovery: Contact Congress Today!

By Laurie Baskin posted 08-30-2021
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Action Alert: Congress Must Retain the Employee Retention Tax Credit for Nonprofits

By Laurie Baskin posted 08-30-2021
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Advocacy Update: Watch Your SVOG Account: SBA Begins Supplemental Invitations Today

By Laurie Baskin posted 08-27-2021
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Advocacy Update: FREE WEBINAR: U.S. Artist Visas and International Travel in the Age of COVID: Latest Update

By Laurie Baskin posted 08-24-2021
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Advocacy Update: News on COVID Policy Issues

By Laurie Baskin posted 08-24-2021
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Advocacy Update: SVOG News

By Laurie Baskin posted 08-10-2021
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Advocacy Update: Treasury, IRS provide gross receipts safe harbor for employers claiming the Employee Retention Credit

By Laurie Baskin posted 08-10-2021
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Advocacy Update: SBA Holds SVOG Office Hours

By Laurie Baskin posted 07-28-2021
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Advocacy Update: News from SBA Regarding SVOG

By Laurie Baskin posted 07-23-2021
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Advocacy Update: SVOG Rollout News

By Laurie Baskin posted 07-16-2021
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Advocacy Update: NEA Grant Opportunity, Visa Process and SVOG News and Updates!

By Laurie Baskin posted 06-23-2021
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Advocacy Update: Shuttered Venue Operators Grants (SVOG) - Latest Update!

By Laurie Baskin posted 06-18-2021
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Advocacy Update: Shuttered Venues Grant Progress Report

By Laurie Baskin posted 06-04-2021
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Advocacy Update: SVOG Timeline News!

By Laurie Baskin posted 05-27-2021
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Advocacy Update: Latest COVID-19 Relief Updates and Opportunities, International Mobility, and Charitable Giving Bills

By Laurie Baskin posted 05-27-2021
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Advocacy Update: Latest SVOG Updates

By Laurie Baskin posted 05-24-2021
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Advocacy Update: Shuttered Venue Operators Grants (SVOG) – Latest Updates!

By Laurie Baskin posted 05-12-2021
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Advocacy Update: SVOG Portal to Reopen on Monday, April 26, 2021 at 12:00pm Eastern Time

By Laurie Baskin posted 04-23-2021
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Advocacy Update: Shuttered Venue Operator Grants Portal to Reopen on Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 12:30pm Eastern Time

By Laurie Baskin posted 04-23-2021
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Shuttered Venue Operators Grants – Portal Update

By Laurie Baskin posted 04-16-2021
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Advocacy Update: SVOG Portal

By Laurie Baskin posted 04-09-2021
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New Shuttered Venue Operators Grants Guidance Online as Portal Opens Today!

By Laurie Baskin posted 04-07-2021
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Advocacy Update: Highlights from March 30 Shuttered Venues SBA Webinar

By Laurie Baskin posted 03-31-2021
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Advocacy Update: Paycheck Protection Program Deadline Extended; Latest COVID Relief Updates

By Laurie Baskin posted 03-31-2021
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SVOG for BITOC: Technical Assistance Sessions

By Laurie Baskin posted 03-25-2021
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Advocacy Update: SBA Launches New SVOG Portal and Announces Applications Will Open on April 8, 2021

By Laurie Baskin posted 03-19-2021
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Shuttered Venue Operator Grants FAQs Updated 3-12-21

By Laurie Baskin posted 03-13-2021
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Advocacy Update: American Rescue Plan Provides New COVID-19 Relief

By Laurie Baskin posted 03-10-2021
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Advocacy Update: Important Federal Relief Update

By Laurie Baskin posted 03-05-2021
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Action Alert: Urgent COVID Relief Updates

By Laurie Baskin posted 03-02-2021
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Shuttered Venue Operator Grants - Update!

By Laurie Baskin posted 02-19-2021
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Advocacy Update: Latest COVID Relief Proposals Under Consideration

By Laurie Baskin posted 02-16-2021
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Action Alert: Speak Up as Congress Designs Next Relief Package!

By Laurie Baskin posted 02-09-2021
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COVID-19 Relief Updates, Engaging New Congress and Administration, and Travel Advisories

By Laurie Baskin posted 02-09-2021
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Shuttered Venue Operator Grants (Formerly Save Our Stages) -- SBA Guidance Begins to Emerge

By Laurie Baskin posted 02-02-2021
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Webinar: Accessing PPP, Save Our Stages, and More

By Laurie Baskin posted 01-13-2021
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SBA and Treasury Announce PPP Re-Opening; Issue New Guidance

By Laurie Baskin posted 01-09-2021
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At Last! COVID-19 Relief Approved in Year-End Funding Bill

By Laurie Baskin posted 12-22-2020
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COVID-19 Relief is On the Way!

By Laurie Baskin posted 12-21-2020
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TCG Action Alert: Don't stop now! Weigh in with Congress on Year-end Appropriations and COVID-19 Relief

By Laurie Baskin posted 12-07-2020
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Action Alert: Post-Election Priorities, COVID-19 Relief, and Planning Your Advocacy Strategy

By Laurie Baskin posted 11-19-2020
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Advocacy Update: As Election Nears, COVID-19 Relief Talks Pause, Resume, Repeat Plus PPP and Visa Updates

By Laurie Baskin posted 10-19-2020
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Advocacy Update: "Skinny" HEROES Act provisions

By Laurie Baskin posted 10-14-2020
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Advocacy Update: Voter Engagement, Latest Policy Updates, and Resources

By Laurie Baskin posted 09-23-2020
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Federal Policy News and Updates: COVID Relief, Visa Fee Increases, FY21 Appropriations

By Laurie Baskin posted 08-21-2020
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A Day of Action on Friday, August 14!

By Laurie Baskin posted 08-21-2020
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House-Senate Talks Advance: Keep Speaking Up for COVID-19 Relief!

By Laurie Baskin posted 07-31-2020
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TCG joins "Stars in the House" - Tonight!

By Laurie Baskin posted 07-28-2020
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Your Advocacy Needed as Details of Next COVID-19 Relief Package Start to Emerge!

By Laurie Baskin posted 07-24-2020
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Advocacy Session Video from TCG National Conference Available

By Laurie Baskin posted 07-20-2020
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Speak Up this Week as Congress Takes Action on COVID-19 Relief!

By Laurie Baskin posted 07-14-2020
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Speak up in July as Congress Takes Action on COVID-19 Relief

By Laurie Baskin posted 07-08-2020
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Speak up in July as Congress Takes Action on COVID-19 Relief!

By Laurie Baskin posted 07-08-2020
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New Action on Charitable Giving Incentives, COVID-19 Relief, and Visa Policies

By Laurie Baskin posted 06-24-2020
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PPP Flexibility Rules, EIDL Re-Opens, and Nonprofit Main Street Loan Program Announced

By Laurie Baskin posted 06-18-2020
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Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Approved by Congress

By Laurie Baskin posted 06-17-2020
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Support Relief for Nonprofit Theatres and Theatre Artists Impacted by COVID-19

By Laurie Baskin posted 05-27-2020
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PPP Loan Forgiveness Information

By Laurie Baskin posted 05-18-2020
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Speaking Up on the Next COVID Relief Package: The Weeks Ahead

By Laurie Baskin posted 05-18-2020
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COVID-19 Federal Assistance Additional Details as of May 2

By Laurie Baskin posted 05-11-2020
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New Funds for PPP and SBA Loans, and NEA Awards Funds to States

By Laurie Baskin posted 04-27-2020
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New Funds for PPP and SBA Loans, and NEA Awards Funds to States

By Laurie Baskin posted 04-26-2020
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TCG Releases New Research: Coronavirus Preparedness and Impact Report

By Laurie Baskin posted 04-20-2020
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Federal News and Relief Efforts on COVID-19: White House to Defer to States on Re-Opening

By Laurie Baskin posted 04-19-2020
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Finding Relief!

By Laurie Baskin posted 04-02-2020
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A Very Different Arts Advocacy Day

By Laurie Baskin posted 04-02-2020
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COVID-19: Non-Profit and Small Business Resources (NJ NY CT) from ART/NY

By Laurie Baskin posted 03-31-2020
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Federal COVID Relief Guidance Begins to Emerge

By Laurie Baskin posted 03-30-2020
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Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act

By Laurie Baskin posted 03-27-2020
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Contact Your Member of Congress Today to Support Arts and Culture in Coronavirus Legislation!

By Laurie Baskin posted 03-20-2020
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Latest News as COVID Relief Moves through Congress

By Laurie Baskin posted 03-19-2020
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Paid Leave Provisions Included in Bipartisan Federal COVID-19 Relief Package

By Laurie Baskin posted 03-14-2020
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Coronavirus, Performance Cancellations, and Congressional Action

By Laurie Baskin posted 03-12-2020
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PAA - UBIT Repeal, New Visa App Forms and more

By Laurie Baskin posted 03-06-2020
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Together, We Succeeded: Year-End Policy Package Contains Great News for Theatres!

By Laurie Baskin posted 12-19-2019
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Gulfshore Playhouse Presentation

By Laurie Baskin posted 09-27-2019
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Full Senate Appropriations Committee to Act Today 9/26!

By Laurie Baskin posted 09-26-2019
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U.S. House of Representatives Approves Significant Funding Increase to the NEA for FY20!

By Laurie Baskin posted 07-01-2019
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House Subcommittee Proposes Substantial NEA Increase!

By Laurie Baskin posted 05-16-2019
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Arts Moves Policy (AMP): Arts + Technology

By Laurie Baskin posted 04-15-2019
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Trump Administration Again Proposes Elimination of NEA

By Laurie Baskin posted 03-21-2019
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Envisioning the Future of Theater for Young Audiences

By Laurie Baskin posted 03-20-2019
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TCG Represents the Theatre Field in Washington, DC

By Laurie Baskin posted 03-15-2019
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Advocate for the Arts on March 5!

By Laurie Baskin posted 03-04-2019
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TCG Brings Delegation of Theatre Leaders to Capitol Hill for Arts Advocacy Day

By Laurie Baskin posted 03-01-2019
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NEA Temporarily Reopens

By Laurie Baskin posted 01-25-2019
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Government Shutdown - 2019 Congress - The Year Ahead

By Laurie Baskin posted 01-11-2019
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IRS Issues Partial Interim Guidance on UBIT and Parking

By Laurie Baskin posted 12-13-2018
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