CNN — PBS and NPR stations are on the verge of losing the federal funding that has helped keep them on the air for decades. The Senate is preparing to vote on a rare measure called a “rescission,” which would claw back money that was already budgeted by Congress, including nearly $1.1 billion in funding for public media. Here’s what …
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The Senate voted on Tuesday evening to advance a package that would roll back $1.1 billion in funding to PBS, NPR and public media that had already been allocated over the next two years. Vice President JD Vance had to break a tie, 51-50, to move the rescissions package to the floor. Three Republicans — Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Sen. …
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The Sun Belt Conference is inviting Louisiana Tech to the league as a replacement for Texas State, which recently announced a move next year to the new-look Pac-12. A person involved in the decision told The Athletic that the Sun Belt’s presidents voted Monday to add Louisiana Tech to the conference at a date yet to be determined. The person …
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