Alabama Public Television voted Tuesday to keep its current contract with PBS.

Last month, some members of the Alabama Public Television (APT) Board of Commissioners advanced the idea to sever ties with PBS because of President Donald Trump’s opposition to public broadcasting and efforts to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

The issue was placed on the Nov. 18 APT agenda.

In response to the proposal, Gov. Kay Ivey wrote a letter to the Commission asking them to put the brakes on separation to further evaluate options.

At Tuesday’s Commission meeting, PBS proponents filled the meeting space necessitating an extra overflow room to accommodate the crowd. There were also people advocating for PBS outside the building where the meeting was held.

After much discussion, the Comm

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