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Committee hears plea to bridge sudden federal cuts to Greater Minnesota public TV with one-time state funding
Summary
Friends of public television and multiple Greater Minnesota PBS stations asked the committee for a one-time $1.925 million FY2026 appropriation to help stations transition after an abrupt $9 million federal CPB funding cut that local testifiers said erased up to 30–40% of some station budgets.
Senate File 4059 would provide one-time fiscal-year funding to five Greater Minnesota public television stations to help them transition after a sudden federal withdrawal of CPB funds. Senator Jeong, citing stations’ recent loss of federal support, asked the committee to consider an appropriation of $1.925 million…
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