Urging the United States Congress to refrain from rescinding earlier approved funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

This Alaska legislative resolution (HJR 24) urges the U.S. Congress to not rescind $1.1 billion in previously approved federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). It directly affects Alaska's 27 public radio stations and four public television stations, which rely on CPB funds for over half their budgets in rural areas and provide essential services like emergency alerts and local news. The resolution cites that CPB funding costs U.S. taxpayers just $1.60 annually per person and supports stations serving 99% of the nation, including Alaska's Gavel Alaska government broadcasts. As a non-binding resolution, it does not change policy but formally requests Congress maintain this funding.