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A minor league groundskeeper keeps Naturals' field pristine Stephen Crockett earned top honor after transforming Arvest Ballpark's field, working sunrise to sundown with a small crew.

Sometimes you pitch a story and it takes four years to make it happen. This is that story for me. If you need some light funny radio, let this be your treat for the day. #PublicRadio #MinorLeagueBaseball www.kuaf.com/show/ozarks-...

Justice Department Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among Many in the Epstein Files Bondi told president at the meeting that Justice also decided to not release more Jeffrey Epstein documents because of the presence of child pornography and the need to protect victims.

Exclusive: The Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files.

A minor league groundskeeper keeps Naturals' field pristine Stephen Crockett earned top honor after transforming Arvest Ballpark's field, working sunrise to sundown with a small crew.

Sometimes you pitch a story and it takes four years to make it happen. This is that story for me. If you need some light funny radio, let this be your treat for the day. #PublicRadio #MinorLeagueBaseball www.kuaf.com/show/ozarks-...

Final CBO score of the "big beautiful bill" is out

Largest Medicaid cuts ever - in fact, at least 4 times the size of the previous largest; $894-$990 bn cut

Kicks 10 million off health insurance

Largest SNAP cuts ever, $197 bn cut

Still increases the deficit by $3.4 trillion from huge tax cuts

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Congress rolls back $9 billion in public media funding and foreign aid The House approved a Trump administration plan to rescind $9 billion in previously allocated funds, including $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

The House has approved a Trump administration plan to rescind $9 billion in previously allocated funds, including $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) — a move that cuts all federal support for NPR, PBS and their member stations.

Not a fun AP headline to wake up to this morning. Many public radio stations, like the one I work for, are working hard to make sure this major loss in funding that was approved does not prevent us from doing the work our community needs.

Honored to have received my button from @thepressbox.bsky.social. Can we also take note of the amazing handwriting of @bryancurtis.bsky.social? Excited to put this on my radio kit bag and show it off!

House votes to claw back $1.1 billion from public media The U.S. House voted Thursday on a rescission bill to claw back money for foreign aid programs, along with two years of funding for the public media system. The measure now goes to the Senate.

Today is a good day to support your public radio station. www.npr.org/2025/06/12/g...

The Pentagon estimates that sending ~700 Marines and ~4,000 National Guardsmen to Los Angeles this week cost $134 million. The appropriation for public radio in CPB funding for the entire fiscal year 2025 is about $121 million.

Experts warn sports betting is becoming too normal, too fast Industry leaders say sports betting is growing fast with few safeguards, raising concerns about addiction, easy access and its spread through college and sports culture.

Glad to see this segment from @matthewrmoore.bsky.social

I’ve been worried about the omnipresence of sports betting for a little bit now

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I'm sure '18 Wheels on a Big Rig' by Trout Fishing in America is on the list already, right?

Trump says he's ending federal funding for NPR and PBS. They say he can't In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.

Trump orders an end to all federal funds for NPR and PBS.

They say he can't.

My updated story for NPR:

www.npr.org/2025/05/02/n...

NPR Statement on White House Executive Order NPR is unwavering in our commitment to integrity, editorial independence, and our mission to serve the American people in partnership with our NPR Member organizations. Last night the President releas...

"This is not about balancing the federal budget. The appropriation for public broadcasting, including NPR and PBS, represents less than 0.0001% of the federal budget."

www.npr.org/2025/05/02/g...

Trump Moves Michael Waltz to U.N. and the Latest Immigration News: Live Updates

Breaking News: President Trump signed an executive order seeking to cut federal funding for NPR and PBS, accusing them of producing biased coverage.

Follow live updates.

As I'm looking through resumes of interns at the radio station, I'm suddenly nostalgic for the days when your resume was something you didn't have to create to be read by a robot. Remember when resumes had color? Columns? Less SEO buzzwords? I feel bad for students/job seekers these days...

US consumer confidence plunges to lowest in 5 years on tariff worries Americans’ confidence in the economy slumped for the fifth straight month to the lowest level since the onset of COIVD-19 as worries about the impact of tariffs take a heavy toll on consumer expectations for future growth.

BREAKING: U.S. Consumer confidence slides for the fifth straight month to levels not seen since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.

NEW from me: A whistleblower says DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data...and then someone posted a threatening letter to his door.

www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...

Before press came in — but while live feed was running on Bukele’s feed — Trump said to him: “home-growns are next. … You’re gonna need to build about 5 more places.”

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Bill to require Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms sent to governor | Arkansas Democrat Gazette Arkansas may soon join Louisiana in requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school and college classroom.

And in Arkansas - www.arkansasonline.com/news/2025/ap...

Arkansas ranks best in GDP growth, near bottom in personal income growth A report released in late March from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that Arkansas is the top state in GDP growth year over year for the fourth quarter of 2024. Data from the same report al...

A summary of my interview with @horp.bsky.social:
Arkansas GDP Growth 📈
Arkansas Personal Income Growth 📉
Tariffs 😳

Listen to the full conversation - www.kuaf.com/show/ozarks-...

Arkansas ranks best in GDP growth, near bottom in personal income growth A report released in late March from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that Arkansas is the top state in GDP growth year over year for the fourth quarter of 2024. Data from the same report al...

A summary of my interview with @horp.bsky.social:
Arkansas GDP Growth 📈
Arkansas Personal Income Growth 📉
Tariffs 😳

Listen to the full conversation - www.kuaf.com/show/ozarks-...

Great episode. Would love to see a companion written post that lists out all the publications you named and maybe even some links to favorite pieces from them

Here's a non-paywall link
archive.is/vnPIk

An executive order does not have the authority to do this

"I don't know anything about it."

Have there been any recorded threats against NYT reporters or their family members when Democrats were in office?

NEW: The Supreme Court *will not* take up casino mogul Steve Wynn's bid to overturn the landmark free press ruling in New York Times v. Sullivan. The case, Wynn v. Associated Press, No. 24-829, was denied with no noted dissents or statements. #SCOTUS

@thepressbox.bsky.social Today's matchup between Arkansas and St. John's felt like the tournament's Old Guy's Still Got It™ Bowl

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from serving in the U.S. military.

BREAKING: A federal judge blocks President Donald Trump's executive order banning transgender people from military service.