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The House gave final approval to President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid early Friday as Republicans intensified their efforts to target institutions and programs they view as bloated or out of step with their agenda.

In late July, Congress and President Trump eliminated all federal funding for every public radio and television station in the country. For JPR, that means loss of $525,000 in our current fiscal year. It's now up to us to create a new business model built entirely on local support.

On June 12th the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, by a vote of 214-212. This is the bill advanced by the Trump Administration that would claw back funds previously appropriated by the current Congress and authorized by President Trump to fund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which distributes operating grants to public radio and television stations around the country.

Southern Oregon’s public radio and television stations could face significant budget shortfalls under a new executive order signed by President Donald Trump.

It’s not clear what effect — if any — the president’s order will have on public broadcasting funding.

The drumbeat to cancel all federal funding for public media has continued in Washington and significant new steps have been taken to make this outcome a reality. Here’s an update on where we stand.

In recent weeks the Trump administration has taken several steps that cast an ominous shadow on public broadcasting and may forebode future actions that attempt to weaken the role public radio and television stations play in communities across the country.

For some of us living in places where the coronavirus pandemic hasn’t fully hit, it can still feel like it isn’t quite real. But in Seattle, residents…