Michigan Attorney General supports lawsuits to preserve public media

LPM's president discusses possible federal funding clawback

Louisville Public Media's studio and offices downtown.(Jess Clark / LPM)LPM’s Bill Burton talked with the president and CEO of Louisville Public Media, Kenya Young, about the potential fallout ahead of a planned Senate committee meeting Wednesday.Bill Burton: The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved a rescission for $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The Senate will now take up the issue after the July 4 holiday…

How the loss of public media funding could affect America’s underserved communities

We discuss what budget cuts could mean for the future of public service journalism and local news.

Michigan Attorney General supports lawsuits to preserve public media

Attorney General Dana Nessel speaks to reporters at the G. Mennen Williams Building in Lansing, Mich., on May 15, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Roth/Michigan Advance)Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has signed onto a legal brief alongside 22 other attorneys general to support lawsuits brought by the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio that are attempting to block federal funding cuts to their organizations. President Donald Trump…

Federal government cuts over $1B in public media funding

Local National Public Radio affiliate KUT could face funding cuts after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to eliminate over $1 billion in federal funding over the next two years on June 12. The federal cuts will affect multiple publicly funded media outlets, including NPR and Public Broadcasting System.    President Donald Trump signed an executive order on May 1, tasking Congress with cutting $1.1 billion allocated to the Corporation for …