Gov. Tom Wolf had proposed restoring state support for the stations this year, but the legislature declined.
The swing state is already delivering a massive windfall to media owners and operators.
Pennsylvania’s governor has proposed restoring funding for the state’s public TV stations, six years after a previous lawmaker cut all support. Gov. Tom Wolf (D) included a $4 million line item in his proposed 2015–16 executive budget “to increase technology to educate, inform and connect the citizens of Pennsylvania.” If approved by the legislature, the proposal would restore funding cut in 2009.
