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NPR and PBS enter uncharted territory after historic defunding by Congress
With a late-night vote in Congress to cut PBS and NPR funding, Mitt Romney‘s vision has come to pass. During a 2012 presidential debate, the GOP nominee famously pledged to “stop the subsidy to PBS” ...
PBS, NPR face ‘tremendous changes’ and will be ‘forced to make hard decisions’ as funding cut looms
Roughly $1.1 billion of the targeted cut would defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the non-profit that supports ...
Thanks to Congress, your kids might never find out how to get to Sesame Street | Cartoon
FAILED APPEAL: One local conservative guest columnist appealed to Congress to save funding for public broadcasting.
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Only Two Republicans Voted Against Trump Defunding Sesame Street
Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski and Maine’s Susan Collins joined Senate Democrats in opposition to Republican cuts to organizations ...
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'Sesame Street' To Air Next 5 Seasons On HBO - NPR
After the first nine months of airing new episodes exclusively on HBO, Sesame Street will also be available on PBS for free. NPR takes a look at the agreement and its possible consequences.
Trump’s victory over PBS and NPR ‘bias’ will be ‘devastating’ for rural areas, station leaders say
Public TV stations will be “forced to make hard decisions in the weeks and months ahead,” PBS CEO Paula Kerger said Thursday, after the Senate approved a bill canceling all the federal funding for the ...