Arkansas public television budget bill wins final approval in House

By: Tess Vrbin

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: April 28, 2026

Words: 700

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Arkansas public television network’s budget bill is headed to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ desk after winning final House approval Tuesday, but an effort to use state funding to match donations aimed at keeping PBS programs faces an uncertain future.

The Republican-led House has repeatedly taken several attempts to pass the appropriation for Arkansas TV, known as Arkansas PBS until December, when the network’s governing body made it the first in the nation to

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