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Congress has just one week left to approve the Trump administration’s request to cancel $9.4 billion in previously approved funding for public media and foreign aid, setting up yet another tight deadline for lawmakers.

For the past seven years, people in Goldendale have worked to build what’s called a microgrid. It could serve as backup power at the local hospital and school district. Then, the Trump administration pulled millions of dollars – all the construction money. FEMA leaders say the grants didn’t lessen hazards nationwide.

A program that helps put mental health professionals in south central Washington schools is losing federal funding and will be discontinued.

Just weeks after creating a $50 million tax credit to help families pay for private school tuition and homeschooling, Idaho has shut down a program that helped tens of thousands of public school students pay for laptops, school supplies, tutoring and other educational expenses.

(Runtime 3:31)Robots have taken over the STEM room at Marcus Whitman Elementary School in Richland, Washington.Little Lego boats, sunken ships and other…

The Washington State Office of Equity and the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC) want to improve people’s access to education through grants and funding.

Dear NWPB audiences and supporters, Twitter recently labeled NPR’s (National Public Radio) official Twitter account as “state-affiliated media,” which is…

(Runtime 3:20) A controversial tax in Benton County has raised more money than expected. Now commissioners are hearing proposals from community…

Free School Meals To End This Summer

President Trump and others criticized "elite, wealthy institutions" for money allocated to them by a federal package.