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The Local News Bill
State offers tax credit to local news printers
Local News Printer Tax Credit
Mixed: some good, some bad ·
If passed, the bill would give a tax break to companies that print local newspapers, lowering their taxes and hoping to keep local news alive.
Our take
What we think, in plain words.
Supporters say the credit will help keep community papers from closing, but taxpayers will shoulder the cost, so voters should weigh the benefit of more local news against the lost revenue.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- Bill proposes a tax credit for local news printing businesses.
- Credit would reduce state tax liability for qualifying printers.
- Bill is currently introduced and has been referred to committees.
- No funding source is specified beyond reduced tax revenue.
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