Min Xian
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WPSU
The Trump administration is holding up nearly $7 billion in federal education funding that states were slated to get Tuesday, including more than $230 million to Pennsylvania.
J. Scott Applewhite
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AP
The U.S. House has voted to take back funds already appropriated for public broadcasting. The Senate will vote soon, and WPSU could lose critical funding.
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