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Some Republican senators are voicing concern over the House-passed bill that would rescind $9 billion that Congress already approved, including money for NPR and PBS stations in their states.
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Some House Republicans are concerned about the cuts to public broadcasting within the $9.4 billion rescissions package set for a vote on Thursday.
A federal judge said that three board members of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting can keep their seats, even as he denied the nonprofit a preliminary injunction to block U.S. President Donald Trump from removing them.
KNKX's Emil Moffatt speaks with General Manger, David Fischer about the recent vote the U.S. House of Representatives took to rescind federal funding for public media.
The judge ruled against the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, but the complicated ruling still gave them a victory.
"This is the most serious threat that public media has ever faced," Nebraska Public Media CEO says as President Trump calls on Congress to claw back funding for public media.
Trump made his intention to defund PBS and NPR clear with an executive order signed on May 1. Indivisible Bemidji hosted a "Save Public Broadcasting" rally to show support for Lakeland PBS on June 10.