US Public Broadcasters Face Major Funding Cuts Under Trump
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US Senate's approval of a bill cutting $9bn in public broadcasting funding has been condemned by station leaders, citing severe impacts on local stations, especially in rural and Native communities, including potential closures and reduced services. The decision has sparked widespread concern over the loss of critical emergency, educational, and community programming.
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- NPR and PBS Funding Cuts Were Decades in the Making The New York Times
- House passes Trump’s $9 billion DOGE cuts package in another legislative win for president CNN
- House gives final approval to Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid AP News
- NPR and PBS affiliate WHYY faces future without federal funding Axios
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