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May 28, 2025

Public Radio Stations Sue to Block Trump from Defunding Public Broadcasting
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Three Colorado public radio stations have joined National Public Radio
in a lawsuit challenging President Trump's executive order seeking to
bar public broadcasters from receiving congressionally appropriated
funds. In a joint statement accompanying the lawsuit, the broadcasters
write, "This is not about politics - it is about principle. When the
government tries to limit press freedom or control the flow of
information, we have not only the right, but the obligation, to speak
out and defend our rights that make independent journalism possible." 


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