Rebuild Local News Coalition

New national partners and a longtime local publisher will support efforts to strengthen community access to local news and information through nonpartisan public policy solutions

Former Senator Steven Glazer and Matt Pearce join the team as the organization ramps up efforts to secure meaningful local news legislation

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 ...

RLN President Steven Waldman commends SB 1327 for its aim to revitalize community news in California, emphasizing its focus on medium and small-sized outlets and ...

The bill sets aside at least 50 percent of the state’s advertising budget for local commercial and nonprofit news publishers.

Plan backed by broad alliance of local news organizations would double the number of local reporters while preserving editorial independence of newsrooms