State Sen. Cohen tapped for arts post

State Sen. Dick Cohen has been picked to serve on the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. The committee advises the federal government’s three primary cultural agencies: the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Cohen is a seven-term senator from St. Paul and is currently chairman of Senate Finance Committee. He was also a major fundraiser for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, bringing in more than $200,000 in contributions.