/tags/federal-government Federal Government en-US Copyright Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:58:59 GMT /listener-announcements/2025-04-23/tuned-in-defunding-public-media-is-one-step-closer The drumbeat to cancel all federal funding for public media has continued in Washington and significant new steps have been taken to make this outcome a reality. Here’s an update on where we stand. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:58:59 GMT /listener-announcements/2025-04-23/tuned-in-defunding-public-media-is-one-step-closer Paul Westhelle /weather/2025-04-18/weather-balloon-launch-suspensions-could-lead-to-less-accurate-forecasts-from-medford The National Weather Service is suspending some weather balloon launches because of staffing shortages. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 22:26:10 GMT /weather/2025-04-18/weather-balloon-launch-suspensions-could-lead-to-less-accurate-forecasts-from-medford Roman Battaglia /politics-government/2025-03-20/postal-workers-warn-privatizing-usps-could-devastate-rural-mail-service Postal workers across the country protested Thursday against fears the agency could be privatized. In rural areas like Northern California, the impacts could be worse. Thu, 20 Mar 2025 23:08:51 GMT /politics-government/2025-03-20/postal-workers-warn-privatizing-usps-could-devastate-rural-mail-service Roman Battaglia /politics-government/2025-03-17/merkley-calls-trump-a-tyrant-warns-were-already-in-a-constitutional-crisis Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley said the nation is already in a constitutional crisis. He made these remarks at a town hall event in Ashland, his first following a dramatic vote in the U.S. Senate to keep the government open. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:20:02 GMT /politics-government/2025-03-17/merkley-calls-trump-a-tyrant-warns-were-already-in-a-constitutional-crisis Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-02-21/wildlife-crossing-funding-on-pause-amid-federal-freeze Federal funding that was supposed to be used to build a wildlife crossing spanning I-5 south of Ashland has been paused amid a larger review of transportation grants by the Trump Administration.. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:26:34 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-02-21/wildlife-crossing-funding-on-pause-amid-federal-freeze Roman Battaglia /politics-government/2025-02-03/federal-funding-cuts-could-severely-hurt-service-providers-in-northern-california Local service providers worry that the Trump administration’s goals to cut federal spending could have major impacts on countless services in rural communities. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:54:56 GMT /politics-government/2025-02-03/federal-funding-cuts-could-severely-hurt-service-providers-in-northern-california Roman Battaglia /economy-and-finance/2023-01-28/what-hitting-the-debt-ceiling-might-mean-for-people-in-the-pacific-northwest Hitting the national debt limit could force the federal government to stop or limit payments to federally supported programs or even direct payments to citizens. Sat, 28 Jan 2023 15:03:47 GMT /economy-and-finance/2023-01-28/what-hitting-the-debt-ceiling-might-mean-for-people-in-the-pacific-northwest Geoff Norcross /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-12-05/first-west-coast-offshore-wind-auction-starts-tuesday California’s North Coast will be home to one of the first commercial-scale offshore wind projects in the western U.S. Mon, 05 Dec 2022 23:45:02 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-12-05/first-west-coast-offshore-wind-auction-starts-tuesday Roman Battaglia /npr-news/npr-news/2022-07-27/another-big-fed-rate-hike-is-here-to-battle-inflation-economy-hangs-in-balance U.S. Federal Reserve raises rates for fourth time in 2022, this time by another three-quarters of a percentage point to battle inflation. It's at a size and pace we haven't seen since the 1980s. Wed, 27 Jul 2022 13:00:04 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2022-07-27/another-big-fed-rate-hike-is-here-to-battle-inflation-economy-hangs-in-balance David Gura /2021-11-22/more-than-90-of-federal-workers-have-had-a-shot-by-the-covid-19-vaccine-deadline The White House says no disruptions to government operations are expected from the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which President Biden issued in September. Federal contractors have a January deadline. Mon, 22 Nov 2021 14:06:20 GMT /2021-11-22/more-than-90-of-federal-workers-have-had-a-shot-by-the-covid-19-vaccine-deadline Tamara Keith