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Senate passes effort to claw back $9B from budget -- including cuts to public broadcasting and USAID
Murkowski said on Wednesday that she still opposes the bill after voting on Tuesday against advancing it forward.
The Senate voted to defund NPR and PBS. How will local stations cope?
NPR and PBS outlets, including several in Southern California, will have to make tough decisions as the U.S. Senate votes to ...
Illinois public media stations brace for ‘worst-case scenario’ after Senate approves cuts to NPR, PBS
Public broadcasting stations in the state are bracing for big changes. In Moline, WQPT’s general manager Dawn Schmitt said ...
Senate GOP pushes spending bills as Democratic anger builds
Senate GOP appropriators want their leaders to bring a package of fiscal 2026 spending bills to the floor before August ...
Senate advances measure to prosecute fraudulent COVID payouts for musicians and restaurants
A Senate bill targeting fraud charges tied to the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant, which BI previously reported on, moved ...
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Vacant Michigan Senate seat: Pamela Pugh announces campaign bid
The onetime Saginaw resident and state education leader vows to win "no matter the timeline" as she seeks the 35th District ...
Senate, House NDAAs address Confederate military names
The House and Senate are poised to consider switching back to some of the names of military bases that the Trump ...
PBS CEO Blasts Senate’s ‘Devastating’ $1.1 Billion Funding Cut: ‘Against the Will of the American People’
PBS CEO Paula Kerger blasted the Senate revoking $1.1 billion in funding, saying it would be "especially devastating" to ...