Kennedy Center Defends Its $25 Million Bailout Amid Major Layoffs

Facing serious criticism for the furloughs — one congressman introduced a bill to rescind the $25 million, saying “if an organization is receiving assistance from the federal government, we expect them to take care of their workers” — management offered a breakdown of how the grant would be spent and said that, even with the extra money, the Center could run out of cash by July. – The New York Times