What changed in this update
The Kennedy Center's profile has already shifted. If the shutdown is approved by a federal judge, its primary stages will not reopen until at least 2028 and audiences may decline further.
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Kennedy Center governance and financial crisis
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Current state
The Kennedy Center's Trump-appointed board has voted to immediately close the performing arts building, citing safety and financial problems, while a federal judge has again blocked it from adding President Trump's name to the facade, ruling that requires Congressional approval. The center's leadership says it is on the brink of bankruptcy.
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Guardian
Kennedy Center board votes again to renovate building and inscribe Trump’s name on it – report
The center has until next week to present plan to judge who had blocked earlier rehab and name change US politics live – latest updates The board of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington is said to have voted once again to move forward with Donald Trump ’s controversial plan to temporarily shutter the building for substantial renovations, as well as to inscribe the US president’s name on th…
NPR
How would a Kennedy Center shutdown impact artists and audiences?
The Kennedy Center's profile has already shifted. If the shutdown is approved by a federal judge, its primary stages will not reopen until at least 2028 and audiences may decline further.
CBS
Mostly-Trump-appointed board votes to restore his name on the Kennedy Center
President Trump's name may once again appear on the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. It came down this summer after a federal judge said only Congress could order a name change, but the president's allies apparently have a new plan. Ed O'Keefe reports.
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TIME
Kennedy Center Board Votes to Put Trump's Name Back on the Building, Testing Judge's Order
The move sets the stage for a test of a judge's order that previously mandated Trump's name be removed.
CBS
Kennedy Center board votes to restore Trump's name on building
The Kennedy Center's board of trustees voted to add President Trump's name to the facade of the performing arts center, more than two months after a judge ordered its removal, according to a Democrat who sits on the center's board.
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