# Senate votes to cut funding for Friends of the Boundary Waters; Klobuchar's Rural Broadband Protection Act becomes law

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Podcast: [Up North Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/up-north-report-6615964)
Published: 2026-05-16T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.kaxe.org/upnorthreport/2026-05-16/senate-votes-to-cut-funding-for-friends-of-the-boundary-waters-klobuchars-rural-broadband-protection-act-becomes-law
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