Daily News Roundup: House Approves $145 Million Each to Arts and Humanities Endowments
July 21, 2017 | Read Time: 1 minute
Bill Funding Arts and Humanities Endowments Advances: The House Appropriations Committee approved a bill that would provide $145 million each for the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, The New York Times reports. While the bill still represents cuts of about $5 million to each agency, it comes as a relief to the endowments’ supporters following President Trump’s budget proposal to eliminate them entirely.
Bezos Family Fund Pledges $25 Million to NYC Hospital: The gift to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, formerly known as NYU Lutheran Medical Center, comes from the foundation established by Jackie and Mike Bezos, mother and stepfather of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle reports. It will support efforts to help mothers, children, and families in the borough.
Miami Affordable-Housing Charity in Turmoil After Newspaper Investigation: Following a Miami Herald exposé of a suspicious land deal and alleged forgeries involving Ola Aluko, president of the St. John Community Development Corporation, the nonprofit lost a major government contract and has cut ties with the leader, the paper reports. Prosecutors are investigating a shell company Mr. Aluko created to purchase land before selling it back to his employer.
