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What’s in the Republican bill cutting $9 billion from public broadcasting and foreign aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led Congress has passed President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion in public broadcasting and foreign aid spending.
Iowa’s public media prepare for funding cuts made in rescission package
Iowa’s public broadcasting networks are considering downsizing as they prepare for millions in lost funding included in the ...
Congress passed Trump's spending cuts. What does that mean for their power of the purse?
A drama-filled week in DC saw Democrats accuse Republicans ceding Congress' power to Trump and a curveball involving Jeffrey ...
Searching for pennies: With the cut in federal funding public broadcasters are looking to cope
In Alaska, a public radio station general manager took a moment from a busy day warning her community about a possible ...
'Stations cannot fundraise their way out of this loss': D.C.-area public stations grapple with federal cuts
A WETA exec on the sweeping federal cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting: “Stations cannot fundraise their way out ...
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Proposed public media cuts will hurt rural Americans
Tribal nations and rural communities rely the most on federal funding for public broadcasting. More than just dollars and ...
U.S. Rolls Back $9 Billion for Foreign Aid, Public Broadcasters
“Nearly 3-in-4 Americans say they rely on their public radio stations for alerts and news for their public safety,” CEO ...
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House votes to cut funding for public media; NPR, PBS and WOSU affected
The Trump administration asked Congress to cut $9 billion in funding, including $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public ...
Conservatives Get the PBS and NPR Cuts They’ve Wanted for Decades
Nixon was so “disturbed” that PBS had started a new national news show with the hosts Robert MacNeil and Sander Vanocur — ...
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Flimmaker Ken Burns: Public broadcasting is a 'purely American expression'
Filmmaker Ken Burns tells NPR's Michel Martin about the role that federal funding has played in his documentary work and the ...
Public media supporters say federal funding cuts could endanger life-saving broadcasts in Alaska
The U.S. House has approved President Donald Trump’s request to cut roughly $9 billion for both foreign aid and public ...