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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Michael Kunzelman

Trump administration sued over emergency alert funding freeze

An emergency alert from the national Emergency Broadcast System warning of an earthquake in New York City in 2024 - (Getty Images)

The federal government's steward of funding for public broadcasting stations has sued the Trump administration over its pause in grant payments crucial for upgrading the nation’s emergency alert system.

The nonprofit Corporation for Public Broadcasting filed the lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in Washington on Thursday.

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