Sen. Schatz, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Bolster Local Journalism
May 14, 2021
May 14, 2021
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on May 13, 2021:
U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and U.S. Representative Marc Veasey (D-Texas) reintroduced the Future of Local News Act, legislation aimed at rescuing the struggling local news industry. Local news organizations play a vital role in American democracy, but an industry-wide transition to digital media and the pandemic's im . . .
U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and U.S. Representative Marc Veasey (D-Texas) reintroduced the Future of Local News Act, legislation aimed at rescuing the struggling local news industry. Local news organizations play a vital role in American democracy, but an industry-wide transition to digital media and the pandemic's im . . .