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Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Shut Down After Losing Federal Funding

Most positions will be cut on Sept. 30, which is the end of the federal fiscal year.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Shut Down After Losing Federal Funding
The logo of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in Washington on Jan. 12, 2020. Shutterstock
Jackson Richman
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced on Aug. 1 that it is closing operations as a result of losing taxpayer dollars.

This comes a week after President Donald Trump signed a $9 billion rescissions package that included a $1.1 billion cut to the nonprofit entity.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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