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Minnesota Public Television asks committee for $5 million a year to expand legacy-funded programming
Summary
The Legacy Finance Committee heard testimony from Minnesota Public Television Association seeking $5 million per year from Legacy/Arts and Cultural Heritage funds to continue statewide programming, veterans history projects and classroom lesson plans; House File 1679 was laid over for possible inclusion.
The Legacy Finance Committee heard testimony Tuesday from the Minnesota Public Television Association seeking $5,000,000 in each year of the next biennium to continue and expand programming supported by legacy funds.
Representative Maria Lilly introduced House File 1679 and described the bill as a request to continue funding for public television work across Minnesota. Patty Mester, general manager of PBS North in Duluth and president of the Minnesota Public Television Association, told the committee the association…
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