With cut in federal funding public broadcasters look to cope
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The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives early on Friday passed President Donald Trump's $9 billion funding cut to public media and foreign aid, sending it to the White House to be signed into law.
Days after Israel began striking Iran’s nuclear and military sites earlier this month, a US non-profit that has provided Starlink internet service to Iranian citizens asked the State Department to urgently reinstate their funding,
The package will cut $1.1B in federal funding for the public radio and TV broadcasters, hitting local stations across the country.
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Dozens of Native American radio stations across the country vital to tribal communities will be at risk of going off the air if Congress cuts more than $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting,
Tribal nations and rural communities rely the most on federal funding for public broadcasting. More than just dollars and jobs, they stand to lose an essential source of local news and connection