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Public Radio Stations Sue to Block Trump from Defunding Public Broadcasting

HeadlineMay 28, 2025

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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