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Despite overwhelming bipartisan public support for continued federal funding for public media, the US Senate and House of Representatives have voted to approve the Trump Administration’s request to immediately eliminate all federal funding for every public radio and television station in the country.
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Jane Vaughan
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JPR
SOU has suffered a series of financial crises in recent years. This latest is a collision of multiple factors, including what President Rick Bailey calls inadequate state support and Trump administration actions that will slash funding for students.