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Prairie Public urges reinstatement of state support after House removes $1.2M; CEO denies ownership of a bar
Summary
Prairie Public Broadcasting asked the Senate Government Operations Committee to restore state operating support removed from OMB’s House budget after House passage of a bill that would prohibit state funding to public broadcasters; the CEO also addressed and denied a widely circulated claim that the organization owns a bar.
John Harris, president and CEO of Prairie Public Broadcasting, asked the committee to restore the broadcaster’s state appropriation in the 2025–27 biennial budget and asked senators to oppose House Bill 1255, the stand‑alone bill that would bar state funds to public broadcasting.
"We are requesting that you put back in the funding for support in the 25-27 biennial session," Harris said, noting the funding in OMB’s House-passed budget and urging the Senate not to adopt HB1255, which the House passed earlier in the session.
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