Community Media Public Benefit Bill: H.575 and S.181: Vermont Senate Committee on Finance - Testimony of S. 181 Community Media Public Benefit Bill

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Testimony of the Community Media Public Benefit Bill S.181 at the Senate Committee on Finance.

On Tuesday, Lauren-Glenn Davitian provided testimony at the request of the Senate Finance Committee, on the revenue gap that AMOs need to fill with a new revenue stream. LG presented on revenues and expenses, with charts showing the anticipated gap from 2024 to 2030, and said that $3 million would fill the average annual gap across that period of time.

S.181 as introduced:
https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0181/S-0181%20As%20Introduced.pdf

LG's Testimony:

https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/WorkGroups/Senate%20Finance/Bills/S.181/Witness%20Documents/S.181~Lauren-Glenn%20Davitian~Vermont%20Access%20Network%20Revenue%20Needs~2-20-2024.pdf

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