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Senate Appropriations Committee Fails to Restore CPB Funding

By Tom Butts published

Committee left CPB out of a fiscal 2026 spending bill markup

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Trump Expected to Sign Bill Defunding CPB After House Approves $1B Cuts

By Tom Butts published

PBS, NPR stations fear loss of local TV, radio stations in rural areas

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CPB Says Vote to Eliminate Federal Funding Will Force Many Public Stations to `Shut Down'

By George Winslow published

The epic battle over public media funding now moves back into the House and the courts, where the Trump administration has filed another lawsuit to remove CPB board members

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Senate Votes to Strip Federal Funds for Public Broadcasting

By Tom Butts published

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says such cuts will help stop ‘waste, fraud and abuse’

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OPB Survey: Majority of U.S. Voters Oppose Eliminating Federal Funding for Public Media

By George Winslow published

As the Senate prepares to vote on canceling $1.1 billion in funding, 53% opposed the cuts and 44% approved

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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 3: Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) speaks to reporters following a weekly Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol Building on June 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk has taken to social media to condemn U.S. President Donald Trump's "One, Big, Beautiful Bill" Act, which was passed by the House of Representatives and is now under consideration in the Senate, calling it a "disgusting abomination." (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Cantwell Report Highlights Role of Public Stations in Weather Emergencies

By George Winslow published

Report provides maps showing areas where public media funding cutbacks could harm emergency alert efforts during hurricanes, tornadoes and wildfires

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House Committee Proposes $40 Million to Fund Public Broadcasting’s Public Safety Infrastructure

By George Winslow published

APTS applauded the move by the Appropriations Committee to keep level funding for the Next Generation Warning System for FY 2026

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White House Asks Congress to Claw Back Public Media Funding

By George Winslow published

Lawmakers now have 45 days to enact a $9.4 billion rescissions package including $1.1 billion in cuts for the CPB, which funds PBS and NPR

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APTS Blasts Elimination of Public Media Funding in FY 2026 Budget Proposals

By George Winslow published

“Eliminating this funding is a direct attack on the communities that depend on their local public media stations everyday for public safety, education and community connections,” the group said.

"Molly of Denali" is one of the programs that the Ready to Learn grants helped fund.

U.S. Department of Education Terminates CPB’s Ready to Learn Grant

By George Winslow published

Corporation for Public Broadcasting decried the decision that impacts PBS and 44 public media stations

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