Senate advances bill that would cut $9.4 billion, could slam public broadcasting, foreign aid – CBS News Watch CBS News Senators advanced the rescissions package late Tuesday night that would cut $9.4 billion from public broadcasting and foreign aid. Vice President JD Vance cast the deciding vote after three Republicans voted against the bill. CBS … Read more
NPR cuts could silence one of the only news sources left for rural Louisiana – CBS News Watch CBS News A local public radio station in Shreveport, Louisiana, is one of the few sources of news left in the rural community. Karen Hua reports on the impact of trying to stay on the air when … Read more
Before the sun comes up in Shreveport, Louisiana, Jeff Ferrell arrives at the city’s National Public Radio station and turns on the lights. Ferrell is the news director of Red River Radio and its only full-time news employee. He’s also the on-air host, field reporter, writer and sound editor. Everything that happens in KDAQ’s control … Read more