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A California state senator has an audacious, $500 million idea for saving local news

The Seattle Times · Brier Dudley · last updated
California is floating another bold idea to help sustain local journalism, potentially raising billions to revitalize the industry. Whether this one advances or dies will be decided Thursday in the state Senate appropriations committee.

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