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ND House lawmakers vote to defund Prairie Public

House Bill 1255 says the state may not expend funds toward public broadcasting. It passed in a 48-to-41 vote. It now moves on to the Senate.

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North Dakota House votes to defund Prairie Public, sends bill to Senate

The House Appropriations Committee had recommended continuing to fund Prairie Public with $1.2 million for the biennium. But House Bill 1255, sponsored by Rep. Jorin Johnson, R-Fargo, passed the House on Monday with a 48-41 vote, cutting the funding.

The Bismarck Tribune · 3d

North Dakota House again votes against Prairie Public funding; Bill passed to Senate

North Dakota lawmakers went against committee recommendations Tuesday and narrowly approved a bill that would end state funding for Prairie Public, the state's largest public broadcaster.

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Port: The attack on Prairie Public's funding is political discrimination

It's one thing to defund a public broadcaster based on fiscal considerations. It's quite another to defund it based on ...

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North Dakota House passes bill to end funding for Prairie Public

“But the original mission is no longer accurate with the explosion ... No other lawmakers spoke in support of the bill. Prairie Public CEO John Harris spoke in opposition to the bill and urged ...

The Bismarck Tribune20d

North Dakota public broadcasting under threat from proposed bill

“The original mission is no longer accurate ... need for taxpayer-funded broadcasting,” Johnson said. He said Prairie Public, the largest public broadcasting network in North Dakota ...

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'Prairie Musicians' hits the right notes with new season of performances

The Prairie Public producer hand-picks the artists and ... is that someone will come up to them and say, ‘I saw your original stuff on “Prairie Musicians.”’” ...

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