Trump Budget Calls for Closing the NEA - Publishers Weekly

Today as Panzer was taking his noon nap, he was rudely shaken from his kitty bed by shouting and crying coming from the Catosphere. Hopping into the Panzermobile, our sleep deprived kitty boy followed all the noise to the Publishers Weekly site. With a little digging in the posts he found one about President Donald Trump's FY2020 budget.

I don't understand him.

According to Jim Milliot, President Trump's FY2020 budget would completely do away with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) agency. In 2018 the NEA awarded 2,322 grants from its budget funds. The grants were for arts programming, education programs and emergency funding. This is the third budget President Trump has tried to eliminate the NEA. Panzer already told you the budget also includes eliminating the federal library funding.

Panzer says, "Why does he hate books and art education so much?"

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and half a muffin for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to National Endowment for the Art

To read the previous post about President Trump's budget proposal, tootle over to Institute of Museum and Library Services

In FY2020 Budget Proposal, Trump Renews Bid to End Federal Library Funding - Publishers Weekly

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when the Panzermobile was shaken and buffeted by the sounds of crying and shouting. Following all the noise took our brave kitty boy to the Publishers Weekly site. There with a little digging in the posts he found one about President Trump's FY2020 government budget.

How can he not like libraries?

According to Andrew Albanese, President Trump's FY2020 budget would permanently do away with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). With this move in the budget nearly all federal library funding would be eliminated. This is not the first time he has tried to eliminate federal library funding. It is actually the third time since he took office. There are several links included in the post.

Panzer says, "Read all the way to the bottom of the post to find out about contacting local representatives to sign a letter supporting libraries."

Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and two muffins for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links included in the post, bring a gallon of tea and two dozen muffins.

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In Face of NEA Cuts, Small Presses Worry About Their Futures - Publishers' Weekly

Today Panzer was taking his afternoon nap when his cat bed was shaken by screaming and crying coming from the Catosphere. Our sleepy kitty jumped in Panzermobile and headed out. Following all the noise took him to the Publishers' Weekly (PW) site. There he found a post about the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).

Cats had nothing to do with him. You did it.

According to the post by Jason Boog, President Donald Trump's budget for the U.S. government has been given to Congress. As rumored earlier, the President's budget cuts all funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and, therefore, effectively closing the agency. This proposed budget will certainly have a negative impact on small presses. Small presses receive money through sources who themselves receive NEA money. Some presses will be forced to close and others will be tightening their own budgets.

Panzer says, "Umm ... I wonder if there's even more bad news for writers and publishers in this budget."

Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and two muffins for today's reading selection.

To read the post, tootle over to NEA cuts