Senate kills bill calling for defunding Prairie Public, but battle not over
Senate lawmakers overwhelmingly took down a controversial bill aimed at defunding Prairie Public.House Bill 1255 was defeated ...
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Ban on state funding for Prairie Public Broadcasting voted down in North Dakota Senate
BISMARCK — Supporters of Prairie Public can breathe a sigh of relief after a bill looking to defund the organization was ...
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N.D. Senate Rejects Bill To Prevent State Funds From Supporting Prairie Public, Funding Still Uncertain
A bill that would have prevented state funds from supporting Prairie Public broadcasting has been defeated in the senate on a ...
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Prairie Public Broadcast Escapes Legislative Defunding, For Now
Prairie Public Broadcasting escaped defunding by North Dakota lawmakers on Monday. House Bill 1255 proposed banning any state funds from supporting public broadcasting. The bill has been debated for ...
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Prairie Public supporters urge North Dakota Senate to restore state funding
Prairie Public supporters are urging Senate lawmakers to defeat a bill that removes taxpayer support for North Dakota’s mainstay public broadcasting organization. But even if House Bill 1255 is ...
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North Dakota House votes against Prairie Public funding, sends bill to Senate
On Monday, the North Dakota House passed a bill that would prevent state employees from allocating funding to public broadcasting. Prairie Public is a member station of PBS and NPR.
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North Dakota Senate vote down public broadcasting funding ban
BISMARCK ( North Dakota Monitor) – The North Dakota Senate defeated a bill that would ban state or federal funding for public ...
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Ban on state funding for Prairie Public Broadcasting voted down in North Dakota Senate
Opponents of the bill said it would not end public broadcasting in North Dakota, but it would defund the programs that focus on local culture and content, forcing Prairie Public, the state’s ...