Public broadcasting cut from Virginia budget

Virginia’s current state budget includes about $3 million for public broadcasting statewide, with $2 million of that divided among public TV stations for classroom educational services. In the two-year, $85 billion budget that the General Assembly approved, all of that funding has gone but for $500,000, which is designated for digital educational content for classrooms. It is not clear if that $500,000 will be shared among public TV stations or if commercial providers could bid for it, said Lisa Tait, vice president for development at Community Idea Stations, which operates one radio and three TV stations in Richmond and Charlottesville.