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Bill to aid California newsrooms now on the governor's desk

latimes.com · 14dShare

Assembly Bill 2222 would create refundable tax credits for California local news organizations based on the number of journalists they employ, which in practice would provide direct cash infusions to participating newsrooms.

First report: California legislature passes a major local news funding bill: “If you hire more people, you get more money” — niemanlab.org, 14d