Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is offering $400,000 in state funding to help save Connecticut's cable TV and online public affairs network.
The chief executive of the Connecticut Television Network had announced CT-N's state government coverage will end at 5 p.m. on Friday, due to severe state budget cuts.
But the Democratic governor sent a letter to legislative and judicial branch leaders midday on Friday, offering to find money within existing executive branch budgets to supplement CT-N's budget, which was cut from $3.2 million to $1.6 million annually
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Malloy is asking for the other two branches of government to come up with matching funds to ensure CT-N "is a part of Connecticut's civic life for years to come."
Malloy said he's also willing to support bond funding needed for new equipment.
