Michigan Democratic lawmakers are looking at a plan to make state dollars available to prop up PBS and NPR stations.

After Congressional Republicans voted to strip about $1 billion in funding for public broadcasting, Michigan House Democrats are rallying to save the state’s public media stations.

Legislation introduced Thursday, Aug. 21, would create a $13 million state fund to backfill federal cuts to local public broadcast television and radio stations that serve Michigan communities .

“Michigan families have counted on public media for generations – it taught our kids their ABC’s and 123’s, it told the truth about what’s happening in our towns and it gave every family free access to culture and education,” said bill sponsor state Rep. Jason Morgan, D-Ann Arbor.

“When politicians t

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