The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is expanding its Local Legal Initiative to Louisiana, Mississippi, Minnesota and Michigan — nearly doubling the size of the program and adding four new attorneys who will provide journalists and news organizations across each state with legal support to pursue enterprise and investigative stories in their communities.
The growth comes in response to requests from journalists and newsrooms in each state, with many citing increased legal roadblocks to their reporting and a lack of government transparency as key drivers of the growing need for a state-based Reporters Committee attorney to support local journalism.
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