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The Select Subcommittee on Federal Impacts on Minnesotans and Economic Stability will have Republican and DFL members, and will travel around the state to hear from Minnesotans impacted.

Minnesota counties are readying to raise property taxes as the federal government shifts SNAP costs to them.

Klobuchar also joined KAXE to talk about the fight to protect federal funding for public media, emphasizing the critical role community radio and TV play in rural places.

Three of the four Republicans voted in favor of rescinding funding already allocated for public media organizations through the CPB and four Democrats voted against.

KAXE responds to the House vote to rescind public media funding and urges the Senate to protect trusted local news, emergency alerts and community programming in Northern Minnesota.

Stauber-sponsored provisions were scrapped on concerns they would not pass muster under Senate parliamentary rules.

Congress is expected to vote soon to cut funding that supports KAXE’s local news, emergency alerts and free public service. Take action now to help protect public media in Northern Minnesota.

The bill is likely to change in the Senate, where clean energy advocates and industries are pressing GOP lawmakers.

The audience at the Reif Center to listen to the Democrat speak for an hour, answering a handful of pre-submitted questions primarily about federal funding cuts.

Rep. Pete Stauber, who represents the Eighth Congressional District, hosted a telephone town hall on March 24, but has not hosted an in-person event this session.