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The Senate voted to defund NPR and PBS. How will local stations cope?

The Senate voted to defund NPR and PBS. How will local stations cope?

Public media outlets around the country were preparing for the worst. Early Thursday, the worst arrived. The U.S. Senate voted to approve the Trump White House’s proposal to claw back $9 billion in federal funding previously allocated for foreign aid and public broadcasting. The 51-48 Senate vote means that the Corp. for Public Broadcasting, which administers the funds for NPR …

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