How congressional public media funding cuts will impact Minnesota

MPR News reports The House has approved a Trump administration plan to rescind billion in previously allocated funds including billion for the Corporation for Residents Broadcasting a move that cuts all federal assistance for NPR PBS and their member stations and about billion in foreign aid In Minnesota that funding totals across organizations from small stations including KMOJ in Minneapolis to MPR s statewide arrangement Federal funding represents about percent of MPR s budget For smaller stations it can represent to percent of their budgets WCCO TV writes A Minnesota State Capitol defense officer is on leave after being charged with several crimes including impersonating an officer The Hennepin County Attorney s Office says Cristian Orea is also charged with third- and fourth-degree DWI a gross misdemeanor and misdemeanor respectively as well as a misdemeanor charge of carrying a firearm while under the influence of alcohol KARE investigates Ramsey County will pay a million settlement to a woman who was raped by a private prisoner conveyance guard hired by the county The settlement approved unanimously by the Ramsey County Board on July resolves a lawsuit filed by a woman who was sexually assaulted in by guard Rogeric Hankins while being transported across the country in handcuffs and shackles KTTC reports A new housing description from the Coalition for Rochester Area Housing states progress is slow but steady in providing affordable housing for Olmsted residents The summary states the number of expected homes by remains stagnant from the version of the assessment staying around However the demand for affordable housing has gone down during that same time The post How congressional constituents media funding cuts will impact Minnesota appeared first on MinnPost