Bipartisan

New Jersey Senate Committee Advances State Advertising Set-Aside for Local Newsrooms
S3744 would require state agencies to direct 30 percent of their advertising budgets to eligible local news outlets and mandate public reporting of their ad ...
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California Assembly Advances AB 2222 to Support Local Journalist Jobs
The Community NEWS Act would provide refundable tax credits to help California news outlets retain and hire local journalists
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Rebuild Local News Releases Inaugural Annual Report, Showing Major Strides in State Action
Our 2025 annual report highlights major policy wins, bipartisan momentum and significant funding now flowing to local newsrooms from state and local laws
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Maryland Legislature Passes the Nation’s First State Advertising Set-Aside for Local Newsrooms
The legislation, backed by bipartisan support, will require state agencies to direct 50 percent of their advertising budgets to eligible local news outlets and mandate ...
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Rebuild Local News Praises Passage of Utah Tech Tax As Historic Breakthrough
The new law requires Big Tech to help pay for the harms their platforms have fueled, including potentially information pollution
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Why the Local Journalism Sustainability Act is So Bipartisan
The Local Journalism Sustainability Act has strong bipartisan support — because the crisis in local news affects all Americans, regardless of party. The collapse of ...
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Comments from Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), co-author of the Local Journalism Sustainability Act
Rep. Dan Newhouse spoke with The Paper Trail Podcast in July about the Local Journalism Sustainability Act, a bill he co-authored and introduced in both ...
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