A devastating trend: Local newspapers are shrinking or disappearing. Congress must act.

Did you hear about the rape — and subsequent arrest in the case — of a 10-year old Ohio girl?

Did you see the stunning failure of police — who ran away as children were being killed — in the hallway of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas?

What about the harrowing details of Jayland Walker’s death in Akron, Ohio, where officers fired 90 or more rounds at the 25-year-old Black man?

Do you know why you’re aware of these stories?

Local journalists. Men and women who live and work in the communities they cover.

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