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JUST IN: Republicans Launch Effort To Defund NPRMark SteffenApril 19, 2024Trending PoliticsHouse Republicans have introduced legislation to wean National Public Radio off its government subsidy after the station was caught in the crosshairs over internal allegations of liberal bias.The Daily Caller reports that Congressman Jim Banks (R-IN) is sponsoring legislation aimed at zeroing out NPR’s public dollars, which are traditionally sourced from the Center for Public Broadcasting federal agencies like the Department of Education and the Department of Commerce.Presently, NPR receives funding for less than 1% of its budget directly from the federal government, but receives almost 10% of its budget from federal, state, and local governments indirectly, according to the nonpartisan organization Influence Watch. ...
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