Lawmakers on budget committee reject Noem’s public broadcasting cut

Lawmakers on budget committee reject Noem’s public broadcasting cut

PIERRE — Members of the Legislature’s main budget committee voted to maintain state funding for South Dakota Public Broadcasting on Tuesday, reversing former Gov. Kristi Noem’s proposed $3.6 million cut. The Joint Appropriations Committee, meeting at the Capitol, rejected the provision in the governor’s December budget proposal. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle praised the decision, citing the importance of SDPB’s communication towers, which…

UNFAIR Fight: PBS and NPR Use Their Money to Lobby for More of YOUR Money

If you want to defund PBS and NPR, it’s an unfair fight. Public broadcasting uses all its own resources – including its taxpayer subsidies – to lobby for more taxpayer money. NPR station WBEZ in Chicago – which also owns the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper – sent an email titled “Stand up for public media — your voice matters.” The graphic inside proclaimed “PROTECT FREEDOM OF THE PRESS: Support public media.” How is being forced to fund liberal opi…

Lawmakers on budget committee reject Noem's public broadcasting cut • South Dakota Searchlight

Retired South Dakota Public Broadcasting employee Larry Rohrer, center, and Executive Director Julie Overgaard, right, attend a budget meeting on Mar. 11, 2025, at the Capitol in Pierre. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) PIERRE — Members of the Legislature’s main budget committee voted to maintain state funding for South Dakota Public Broadcasting on Tuesday, reversing former Gov. Kristi Noem’s proposed $3.6 million cut. The Joint Appropri…

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Committee rejects SDPB budget cut, defying Noem's proposal

The South Dakota Legislature's Joint Committee on Appropriations voted unanimously Tuesday to fully restore South Dakota Public Broadcasting funding, rejecting former Gov. Kristi Noem's proposed budget cuts.The committee voted 15-0 to approve the Bureau of Information and Telecommunications budget, which includes SDPB's funding for fiscal year 2026.In her December 2024 Budget Address, Gov. Noem recommended significant reductions to SDPB's budget…