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Congress weighs spending cuts – including to PBS |
Republicans in Congress are taking scissors to some government spending. After lawmakers passed President Donald Trump's signature legislation, they're turning their focus on billions of dollars in spending cuts. The Senate on Wednesday narrowly advanced what's known as a rescission bill, legislation that makes cuts to already approved funding. That includes $1.1 billion earmarked for public broadcasting over the next two years, which includes PBS and NPR. The bill now goes back to the House. If lawmakers don't act on it by Friday, the request will expire and the funding will stay in place. What's next on Congress' agenda. |
How will cuts affect local PBS stations? Public media advocates are sounding the alarm on how cuts could jeopardize coverage for rural areas across the country that rely on the programming from PBS. For example, Smoky Hills PBS, based out of Bunker Hill, Kansas, stands to lose roughly half of its budget if Congress passes the cuts. It would be catastrophic for the television station and the more than 1.2 million Kansans it reaches across 71 counties. Residents said they rely on "good, clean, wholesome" content – from "Antiques Roadshow" to "Sesame Street" to high school wrestling as part of the local programming. How one PBS station is navigating potential funding cuts. | The station's building in Bunker Hill, Kansas. Provided by Smoky Hills PBS |
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