Threats to public media update
-
Here on the High Plains and all across the country, we benefit from a uniquely American system of public media. It’s a system based on local stations with missions of serving the civic, educational and cultural needs of their local communities. Collectively, these local stations serve 99% of the country’s population every day with entirely free, easily accessible and high-quality programming.
High Plains regional news
-
Oklahoma lawmakers have entered the final three weeks of the 60th regular legislative session. Hundreds of bills have been sent to Gov. Kevin Stitt, and he's already acted on some. Still looming: budget negotiations. -
Judge Janis Jack, who called Texas' foster care system 'broken' in a 2015 ruling against the state that started the process of federal court oversight, may not be done with the case she presided over for 13 years just yet. -
With elder abuse cases in Kansas on the rise, investigators are taking on three times the number of cases they can adequately manage. The state says it can't release data on caseloads but advocates say metrics for evaluating elder abuse are lacking. -
Oklahoma released the names and tax credit amounts for thousands of residents using the Parental Choice Tax Credit, which mostly benefited higher-income families. The data release came after months of delay and pressure from Oklahoma Watch under the state's transparency laws. -
Senate Bill 1999 would bar punishment against public employees and students who misgender their peers. The bill now heads to the Texas House for consideration.
Happenings across the High Plains
Regional Features
-
This week Classical Music Amarillo celebrates finals week at West Texas A&M University with a program of performances by student ensembles from the WT School of Music! -
While almost no white person set foot in the panhandle for three centuries, politicians, generals, and diplomats debated who the territory belonged to. -
Photo by Scott Bauer/United States Department of AgricultureGrowing something you can eat in your garden is one of the easiest decisions of all time...why not get something back for your time and effort? One option that many folks always want to plant each year is blueberries...but the soil on the High Plains isn't always a great fit without amending it to become more acidic. This week, we'll talk about ways you can maximize your odds of success when growing these delicious and nutritious fruit in your own garden! -
Jocelyn Kinghorn, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons/Hi, I’m Traci Brimhall, Poet Laureate of Kansas, here for Poets on the Plains. Today, I’m delighted to explore a poem by a favorite Kansas poet of mine Melissa Fite Johnson.
NPR Top Stories
OLIVER CONTRERAS/AFP via Getty Images
/
AFP
A broad coalition of addiction experts wants Congress to maintain healthcare funding for the nation's response to fentanyl and other street drugs.
David Zalubowski
/
AP
Thibault Camus
/
AP
Petr David Josek
/
AP
Leave a legacy of public radio for your community and the High Plains region
