Republicans had been screaming for it for years; and finally, they got it – they have cut off all federal funding for PBS and NPR. Stripping more than one-billion dollars from public TV and radio is now awaiting President Trump’s signature. Jay Curtis, the general manager at Monroe NPR station KEDM, says this is devastating to all NPR stations, especially his.
Cut 9 (10) “…145-thousand dollars.”
Louisiana Senator John Kennedy was among the Republicans who led the push to cut off federal funding to public broadcasting. In several floor speeches, including Wednesday, Kennedy said the broadcasting landscape has changed dramatically since the Corporation for Public Broadcasting was founded more than 50 years ago.
Kennedy says N-P-R’s programming is biased and they have the right to report it, but not with taxpayer money.
The National Lieutenant Governor’s Association is meeting in Nevada and Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser is there…
Cut 4 (12) “…do with that”
Nungesser says they started the new State Strategies Committee on Aerospace, which will advance aerospace, aviation and defense policy in the states and territories.
Lafayette’s Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier will call it a career tomorrow night with a UFC Championship Fight against Max Holloway. After 39 UFC fights and a 16-year professional career, Poirier says he’s content with where the journey has brought him. He says, “Titles are great, but this experience is worth more than that.”
The main event in the Smoothie King Center is scheduled for 9 p.m.