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 Masses Broadcasting a move that cuts all federal aid 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 system 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 journey 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 statement from the Coalition for Rochester Area Housing states progress is slow but steady in providing affordable housing for Olmsted residents The account states the number of expected homes by remains stagnant from the version of the analysis staying around However the demand for affordable housing has gone down during that same time The post How congressional populace media funding cuts will impact Minnesota appeared first on MinnPost