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Iowa Writers' Workshop: Funding cuts.
That asshole Marco Rubio cut a million bucks from the world-renowned Iowa Writers' Workshop.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/nearly-1-million-in-grant-funding-for-the-uis-international-writing-program-has-been-terminated/ar-AA1AoM1G?ocid=BingNewsVerp
The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, which has partnered with the local writing program for nearly six decades, abruptly canceled nearly $1 million in grant support on Feb. 26, saying that “(the awards) no longer effectuate agency priorities” and don't align “with agency priorities and national interest.”
The federal support was roughly equal to what the writing program would have contributed to the U.S. economy next year, according to the UI's release, noting that more than "90% of funds associated with the IWP’s federal grants are spent domestically."
The federal support was roughly equal to what the writing program would have contributed to the U.S. economy next year, according to the UI's release, noting that more than "90% of funds associated with the IWP’s federal grants are spent domestically."
Nobel Prizes.
Writers from award-winning shows, like The Sopranos.
Other notable writers and poets.
https://iowabooks.org/authors/
Kids in high school. No more writing programs for you.
Uncultured pig, that little, little man Rubio.
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