A narrow majority of the House voted to rescind existing funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, sending the proposal to the U.S. Senate. If approved, this bill represents an existential threat to the future of KCUR, NPR, and hundreds of local stations around the country.

Kansas City’s noncommercial stations provide critical pipelines for new, local artists and music to be discovered. But if Congress rescinds federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, public radio stations such as KCUR, Classical KC, KKFI, Kansas Public Radio and 90.9 The Bridge would have diminished capacity to deliver the same quality and variety of music.

Naomi Delkamiller will join the Midwest Newsroom as their inaugural investigative fellow. Jessica Meza, an incoming senior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will be the collaborative's summer intern.

The rescission request by President Trump reflects a heightened threat to existing and future federal funding for NPR, PBS and local public media stations. Both KCUR and Classical KC would take an immediate financial hit if Congress approves the request.

NPR, Aspen Public Radio, Colorado Public Radio, and KSUT Public Radio file suit against President Donald Trump's unlawful Executive Order targeting federal funds for NPR and PBS