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Florida Gov. Eliminates Pubcasting Funding

St. Petersburg Times | by TVNewsCheck

The GOP-dominated Florida legislature had already budgeted a 30% reduction in the funds provided to the state’s 26 nonprofit public radio and TV stations, forcing organizations scrambling to deal with a long-expected downturn in donations and memberships to conserve further. But Gov. Rick Scott’s veto yesterday zeroes out funding completely, ending a funding arrangement that has stood for 35 years, beginning with the start of the state’s fiscal year on July 1.