States Consider Bills To Subsidize Local Newspaper Subscriptions (mediapost.com)

States apparently are getting tired of waiting for national legislation that would support local journalism.

The Massachusetts legislature, to name one, is mulling a bill that would provide a tax credit to reimburse the cost of local newspaper subscriptions.

Sponsored by Rep. Jeffrey Turco, a Democrat from the 19thDistrict, the bill would provide consumers with a $250 tax credit for subscriptions to one or more local community newspapers.

To benefit from this, a local print or digital publication would have to primarily serve the local community and consist of content derived from primary sources and relating to news and current events. It would also have to employ at least one local news journalist who resides in the community.
more at: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/382500/states-consider-bills-to-subsidize-local-newspaper.html

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