Payroll tax credit

Use the blank application and two completed examples to guide your newsroom through the Local Journalism Sustainability Tax Incentive Program’s application process

A step-by-step guide for Illinois newsrooms, including an eligibility checklist, a credit calculator to estimate potential awards and resources to help you complete the application ...

A practical overview and answers to common questions about Illinois’ Local Journalism Sustainability Tax Incentive Program, including eligibility requirements, payroll tax credit amounts and the ...

Applications for the Local Journalism Sustainability Tax Incentive Program open February 1, 2026, offering funding to help hire and retain journalists.

In a significant step, the California Senate passed Senator Steve Glazer’s SB1327 today with a bipartisan 27-7 vote, meeting the two-thirds threshold required to pass ...

The official legislative language for Illinois’ policies on employment tax credits for local newsrooms, disclosures for newspaper sales to out-of-state buyers, and scholarships for in-state ...

The State Legislature’s budget provisions support local news through employment tax credits, a 120-day delay on selling local newspapers to out-of-state buyers, and a scholarship ...

The Newspaper and Broadcast Media Jobs Program in New York aims to bolster local journalism through $90 million in subsidies for retaining and hiring newsroom ...