Celebrate Wisconsin's public broadcasting, don't cut it

We Need Public Broadcasting

With so much else on the chopping block, it was inevitable that Donald Trump’s axe would come for Big Bird. The rescission bill that passed Congress on July 18, now bound for Trump’s desk, accomplishes something conservatives have been attempting for more than fifty years: the effective end to federally funded public broadcasting as we’ve […]

Civic Media: Stands against funding cuts to public broadcasting

Madison, WI  (July 22, 2025)  – Congress has slashed funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, or CPB. The independent agency distributes funding to help support a variety of noncommercial radio and TV stations, including NPR, PBS, and many Tribal and...

Democrats Worry Republicans Will Burn Them Again on Government Funding

Several senators say they feel betrayed by the recent vote to rescind funds for foreign aid and public broadcasting.

Federal government rescinds public broadcasting grant, Summit FM listeners chip in to help

The Summit FM asked listeners to help make up the money, managing to meet the cost of the public broadcasting grant they lost through federal cuts.

Celebrate Wisconsin's public broadcasting, don't cut it

Once again, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, has sold out the citizens of our state.

Michael Graham: Public broadcasting is a waste of tax dollars

The Senate just passed its version of the $9 billion rescission bill, bringing the country one step closer to ending the most egregious and indefensible federal spending in the modern era.