AK HJR24

Alaska State Legislature urges U.S. Congress to reject the President's proposal to rescind $1.1 billion in previously approved funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Alaska has 27 public radio stations and 4 public television stations that provide emergency alerts, weather reports, local news, and statewide government broadcasts through Gavel Alaska

Some rural Alaska stations depend on Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding for over 50% of their operational budgets due to limited local fundraising capacity from low population density and geographic challenges

Federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting costs approximately $1.60 per American taxpayer annually

Copies of the resolution would be sent to President Trump, Alaska's congressional delegation (Senators Murkowski and Sullivan, Representative Begich), and all members of the 119th Congress