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Dulcinea

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Fri Aug 1, 2025, 03:55 PM Aug 1

Corporation for Public Broadcasting to end operations after federal cuts

(CBS News) The Corporation for Public Broadcasting said Friday it would begin winding down its operations after its funding was eliminated by the Trump administration and Congress.

The CPB is a private nonprofit founded in 1967 that serves as a steward of funding for public media. It provides funds to 1,500 local public radio and television stations as well as PBS and NPR. It employs about 100 people.

President Trump signed an executive order in May instructing the organization to cease federal funding for PBS and NPR. In June, the House approved a White House request to claw back $1.1 billion in already appointed federal funds from the CPB. The Senate Appropriations Committee's 2026 appropriations bill eliminated funding for the CPB for the first time in over 50 years.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/corporation-public-broadcasting-end-operations-173418543.html

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting to end operations after federal cuts (Original Post) Dulcinea Aug 1 OP
Well, who wanted it turned into a right wing MAGA mouthpiece? bucolic_frolic Aug 1 #1
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