The loss of local news isn’t just making voters less informed, it makes taxpayers poorer, study says

By: Marty Schladen

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: June 24, 2026

Words: 782

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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When local newspapers shut their doors and no reporters are there to watch school boards, city councils, and county commissioners, taxes go up, according to a new study.

The increase is $12 million a year in Ohio and $1.1 billion nationally — and that doesn’t even count the money that gets stolen or the cost to investigate and prosecute corruption, the report released earlier this month by Rebuild Local News says.

Those costs represent …

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