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President Donald Trump is continuing his efforts to wind down funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, but without success so far. Lawmakers have recommended level funding for CPB despite Trump’s proposals. As Congress continues work on the budget, catch up on what’s happened so far with our reporting, podcasts, commentaries and explainers.
Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | The likelihood of total defunding seems slim — but public media would surely see some changes if support really were cut.
Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | And a sitting CPB board member discusses why the corporation should be defunded.
Dru Sefton, Former Senior Editor | Last year’s letter was signed by a bipartisan group of 132 members of the House.
April Simpson, Former Associate Editor and Dru Sefton, Former Senior Editor | Organizers delivered petitions to members of Congress, bearing 660,000 signatures gathered online to save CPB funding.
Dru Sefton, Former Senior Editor | The petitions contain more than 660,000 signatures of public broadcasting supporters.