Amid the United States House of Representatives decision to pass an act to cut funding for public media, local media stations are speaking out. The White House request to cut federal dollars from a budget already approved by Congress has been passed by the house and is now under consideration by the senate.

House Republicans narrowly passed a $9.4 billion rescissions package that includes cuts to foreign aid as well as the entity that funds National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service.

Michael Madigan’s stunning political collapse is expected to culminate Friday when the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history is sentenced on federal bribery, conspiracy and wire fraud co...