February 8, 2017
Federal, State, and Local News ARTicle SAANBox Recommended Reads Bulletin Board Tech Talk Call for Spotlight Submissions Arts Advocacy Day March 20–21, 2017 Omni Shoreham Hotel Washington, DC The 30th Annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy March 20, 2017 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Washington, DC 2017 Annual Convention June 16 - 18, 2017 Hilton San Francisco Union Square San Francisco, California National Arts Marketing Project Conference November 10-13, 2017 The Peabody Memphis Memphis, Tennessee    SAAN Spring Meeting March 19, 2017 Omni Shoreham Hotel Washington, D.C. SAAN Summer Meeting June 15, 2017 San Francisco, CA  Missouri Citizens for the Arts Day February 8, 2017 Jefferson City, MO Nebraska Arts Advocacy Day February 9, 2017 Lincoln, NE Texas Arts Advocacy Day February 9, 2017  Austin, TX Maryland Arts Day February 14, 2017 Annapolis, MD Utah Arts Day on the Hill February 14, 2017 Salt Lake City, UT Minnesota Arts Advocacy Day February 28, 2017 St. Paul, MN Maine Advocacy Day March 8, 2017 Augusta, ME Wisconsin Arts Day March 9, 2017 Madison, WI Alabama Arts Advocacy Conference March 14-15, 2017 Montgomery, AL Arizona Arts Congress March 14, 2017 Phoenix, AZ Missouri Fine Arts Education Day March 29, 2017 Jefferson City, MO North Carolina Arts Day March 28-29, 2017 Raleigh, NC Oklahoma Arts Day April 12, 2017 Oklahoma City, OK If you have any events to be posted, please contact Lizzie Dorman at[email protected]. Search Back Issues Print Friendly Newsletter Federal, State, and Local News Federal §  In a SAANBox update, the appointment of President Trump's cabinet nominee for Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was confirmed on February 7. Senate Democrats debated throughout the night on February 6 in a last attempt to sway other Republicans to vote nay. Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski (AK) and Susan Collins (ME) had previously stated publicly they would vote against DeVos. The U.S. Senate's vote was split 50 to 50, prompting Vice President Mike Pence to cast a historic vote to break the tie in favor of DeVos. DeVos was officially sworn into office at 6:00 pm Eastern on February 7. To read Americans for the Arts full statement on Secretary Betsy DeVos' appointment,please click here.
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