19-State policymakers work to bolster local newsrooms

Some legislatures are including funding to support community-based news

By: Megan Rogers

Outlets: Granite State News Collaborative

Published: March 20, 2026

Words: 753

Last Updated: 18 hours, 27 minutes ago

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Legislatures in several states across the country are considering public policy solutions, or have already taken action, to address the decline in the number of local news outlets.

In New Jersey, lawmakers in 2018 approved a public grantmaking consortium that has since provided $10 million in grant funding to 65 organizations to support community-based news and information sources across the state.

But when the most recent state budget proposal was …

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