Local news hangs in the balance

Posted Wednesday, November 3, 2021 11:13 am

Steve Waldman | Report for America (this column is available for reprint)

The Senate is now deciding the fate of local news.

As part of the Build Back Better Act, the Senate is in the next few days considering an important proposal: providing a payroll tax credit to local news organizations to retain or hire local journalists.

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