During a recent debate over federal budget allocations, #SenatorBaldwin criticized Republican lawmakers for blocking her amendment to preserve funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). She warned that the cuts would severely impact rural America’s access to life-saving information, citing NPR’s CEO’s statement that cutting public broadcasting is a risk to public safety. Senator Baldwin emphasized the critical role of NPR and other public media, particularly in states like Wiscon

PBS Charlotte is losing $1.2 million following federal funding cuts and will “continue to operate in the near term,” as it assesses the long-term impacts. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced Friday it would be shutting down, after Congress voted to defund CPB for the first time since its founding in 1967. Congress last month passed a rescission package that includes $1.1 billion in cuts to Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides funding for PBS and NPR stations around t