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Vermont Access Network asks Senate Government Operations Committee for $1.35 million in FY26 to shore up community media
Summary
Lauren Glendimidian, public policy director at the Center for Media and Democracy, told the Senate Government Operations Committee on Friday, Jan. 24, that Vermont Access Network is requesting $1,350,000 in the secretary of state's FY26 budget to shore up community media centers as cable-fee revenue declines.
Lauren Glendimidian, public policy director at the Center for Media and Democracy, told the Senate Government Operations Committee on Friday, Jan. 24, that Vermont Access Network is asking the legislature to include $1,350,000 in the secretary of state's budget for fiscal year 2026 to stabilize community media centers across Vermont.
The request builds on a $1,000,000 base appropriation the network received last year and is part of a three-year plan with the secretary of state to reach $2,000,000 in FY28, Glendimidian said. She told the committee the ask responds to a steady decline in cable-television revenue that historically funds PEG (public, educational and government) access centers.
Glendimidian said the statewide network of 24 community media centers…
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