June 3, 2026 · Last July, despite widespread public opposition, Congress voted to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which distributed the vast majority of federal funding to

April 7, 2026 · Congress makes the final funding decisions. Tell your lawmakers: restore funding for local public media stations.   The President has released his Fiscal Year (FY)

April 2, 2026 · This week, a federal judge in Washington, D.C. struck down parts of an Executive Order that sought to prohibit federal funding from going to PBS

March 18, 2026 · Congress has begun setting federal funding priorities for the coming fiscal year. While decisions will unfold over many months, the early stages of the appropriations

February 5, 2026 · Congress has approved a final Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding package, and core funding for local public media stations was not restored. While this outcome

October 8, 2025 · For nearly 60 years, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has been the backbone of America’s public media system. With Congress rescinding its funding, CPB

July 16, 2025 · Here’s the bottom line: local public broadcasting stations save lives. That’s not a slogan. It’s a fact. When I led FEMA, one of the biggest

August 1, 2024 · Thanks to our grassroots supporters’ tireless advocacy over the past month, public media funding has a fighting chance this year! Here’s what we achieved together:

April 11, 2024 · We have a special opportunity to get lawmakers on record supporting public media, and your outreach can play a pivotal role. Recognizing the value of

March 26, 2024 · Victory: In a very challenging fiscal environment, Congress has continued funding for every public media program in its final Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 appropriations package!