Tribal radio stations wait on $9M pledged in congressional handshake deal

Tribal radio stations wait on $9M pledged in handshake deal by senator from SD

U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (center) and tribal leaders speak to the media after a public safety roundtable on Aug. 14, 2024, in Wagner, South Dakota. With Rounds, from left, are Cheyenne River Chairman Ryman LeBeau, Lower Brule Chairman Clyde Estes, Sisseton Wahpeton Secretary Curtis Bissonette, Wayne Boyd of Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Yankton Chairman Robert Flying Hawk, Oglala President Frank Star Comes out and Crow Creek Chairman Peter Lengkeek. (Photo …

Tribal radio stations wait on $9M pledged in congressional handshake deal

U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (center) and tribal leaders speak to the media after a public safety roundtable on Aug. 14, 2024, in Wagner, South Dakota. With Rounds, from left, are Cheyenne River Chairman Ryman LeBeau, Lower Brule Chairman Clyde Estes, Sisseton Wahpeton Secretary Curtis Bissonette, Wayne Boyd of Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Yankton Chairman Robert Flying Hawk, Oglala President Frank Star Comes out and Crow Creek Chairman Peter Lengkeek. (Photo …

Tribal radio stations say the Trump administration has not said when or how much they will get of the $9.4M that Senator Rounds negotiated in a handshake deal

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Tribal radio stations wait on $9M pledged in handshake deal by senator

Tribal radio stations wait on $9M pledged in handshake deal by senator kcpnews2 Thu, 08/28/2025 - 05:27 Image (South Dakota Searchlight) Tribal radio stations that are supposed to receive millions to fill the hole created when Congress eliminated funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting haven’t heard anything from the Trump administration about when it will send the money or how much in grants they’ll receive.Unlike most government …