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Alaska Joins Growing List of States Failing to Fund Public Radio

October 4, 2019publicmedianow

This year, unfortunately, Alaska joined the list of states failing to fund their public radio stations. With a veto from Gov. Mike Dunleavy, Alaska public radio stations saw their budgets slashed. All of the $2.7 Million previously allotted to public media and broadcasting was removed from the FY-2020 state budget. State funding previous made up […]

Steep Budget Cuts to Alaska Public Media in Governor’s Budget Proposal

July 12, 2019July 28, 2019publicmedianow

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has proposed a budget that would cut all funds from the state allocated for public broadcasting. These cuts go so far as to eliminate the state commission that currently provides grants for radio and TV stations in Alaska. Around $70,000 could be pulled from 27 stations around the state, leaving much […]

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Alaska Joins Growing List of States Failing to Fund Public Radio

Steep Budget Cuts to Alaska Public Media in Governor’s Budget Proposal

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