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US judge blocks Trump order to strip NPR and PBS funding

US judge blocks Trump order to strip NPR and PBS funding

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the implementation of an "unlawful and unenforceable" order by US President Donald Trump to end funding for National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Trump's order sought to punish the media outlets for speech he dislikes, US

Fraud Task Force: Minnesota SNAP reciepts not available

(The Center Square) – Vice President JD Vance held the first meeting of the White House Fraud Task Force on Friday. Leaders in the task force highlighted goals and expressed frustration over not receiving receipts on Minnesota's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. The task force included various cabinet secretaries

Voters want sweeping changes to address government fraud

(The Center Square) – Voters are concerned about government fraud and want to see lawmakers make sweeping changes, pass new laws and open new investigations to address the longstanding problem at the local, state and federal levels. Despite years of anti-fraud initiatives and billions spent on prevention, American voters remain

This Sunshine Week, Florida reflects an alarming national trend of blocking the public’s access to information

This Sunshine Week, Florida reflects an alarming national trend of blocking the public’s access to information

By all measures, the ability to see what the government is up to in the United States has plummeted to new depths since the beginning of the second Trump administration. For National Sunshine Week in 2025, I wrote about secrecy creep, the adoption of federal secrecy protections implemented by state

One year later, DOGE cuts to Montana federal leases never materialized

It's been almost a year since the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced it was cutting more than a dozen federal building leases in Montana as part of its goal to slash federal spending. But in the months that followed, the plans largely fizzled and many

Robocalls, critics & pork: Montana’s budget fight still sizzling after contentious session

Robocalls are a hallmark abrasion of election season, so it seemed abnormal to Rep. Llew Jones, a longtime Republican legislator from Conrad, to hear them in an off-year. More unusual yet is that those automated voice messages target Jones for his role in engineering the state budget, a matter

Anti-Trump protestors gather in Williamsport

Williamsport, Pa. — A group of anti-Trump Administration demonstrators popped up in Williamsport’s Market Square on Saturday. More than 20 people crowded by the busy intersection holding signs, many signaling disapproval of President Trump and his collaboration with Elon Musk. The protestors cheered whenever a passing car honked. A