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NEW JERSEY — Beloved public television characters — including Big Bird — are facing an uncertain future as New Jersey’s PBS station, NJ PBS, announces layoffs amid deep state and federal funding cuts.
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Stop the presses! Congress has actually eliminated government programs—yes, more than one!
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Washington DC, in a historic move, Senate Republicans pushed through the first rescission package in over 50 years, canceling previously appropriated funds for foreign aid, NPR, and PBS. This rare rollback of federal spending marks a major taxpayer victory.
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Washington DC, in a sweeping late-night move, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing the termination of all federal funding for National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). The order also tasks all federal agencies with identifying and ending any additional taxpayer support going to the two public broadcasters.
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