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New Mexico governor signs legislation that provides tax credits to local newspapers

New Mexico has taken a practical step to strengthen local news in communities across the state. Through Senate Bill 151 and House Bill 2, state leaders have adopted a targeted approach that directs support straight into the places where local news is actually produced — local newspapers.

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham deserves credit for signing this legislation into law and recognizing the important role independent local media play in communities across New Mexico. READ MORE

New Mexico Governor Lujan Grisham signs legislation supporting local journalism and newspaper printing

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed SB151, landmark legislation that includes two targeted tax credits designed to strengthen local journalism and preserve newspaper printing infrastructure across the state.
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Alan Fisco, president and chief executive officer of The Seattle Times, was honored with the Frank W. Mayborn Leadership Award on Wednesday during the Senior Leadership Conference of America’s Newspapers.
A US appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling for information services company Thomson Reuters in its copyright dispute with former legal-research rival Ross Intelligence over Ross' alleged misuse of copyrighted material to train an AI-powered legal search engine.
Max D. Lederer, Jr. is Editor & Publisher’s 2026 News Executive of the Year. Lederer is the longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes, where he spent more than three decades in leadership roles, including general counsel, general manager and chief operating officer. He became acting publisher in 2007 and was formally named publisher in 2009.
Pat Dorsey, publisher of The Santa Fe New Mexican, was elected Tuesday to a full-term as chair of  America's Newspapers.  Dorsey was named chair earlier this year after Matt McMillan accepted a role outside the newspaper industry.  He now will serve a full term as chair. 
Top honors in three categories of the Carmage Walls Commentary Prize competition were awarded today to Inez Russell Gomez, opinion page editor of The Santa Fe New Mexican; Bridget Grumet, editorial page editor of the Austin American-Statesman; and Dick Yarbrough, columnist with The Marietta Daily Journal.
Since 1991, 44 very deserving individuals have been presented with the Inland Foundation Distinguished Service Award.  This year’s recipient — Charles Pittman — has not only distinguished himself as a respected newspaper and publishing executive, but also as an All-American student-athlete and professional football player.
New benefit is available to all digital and print subscribers of the Strib.
Eliza Gaines, publisher of WEHCO Media, will be nominated as treasurer of America’s Newspapers next Tuesday during the annual meeting at the Senior Leadership Conference.
Participate in a virtual webinar on Thursday, Oct. 8, at 1 p.m. CT.
Tuesday morning’s Senior Leadership Conference will kick into high gear with a fast-paced series of 20-minute rotating idea sessions designed to spark conversation, challenge assumptions and generate practical ideas.
Report for America is now accepting applications from local news organizations interested in hosting a corps member beginning in July 2027. Applications are due Oct. 19.
This year’s America’s Newspapers Senior Leadership Conference and News/Media Alliance Fly-In in Washington, D.C., Sept. 27-30, could not come at a more important time.

The Senior Leadership Conference will focus on the issues that determine whether local news organizations can thrive, including sustainable business models, audience and revenue growth, innovation, artificial intelligence, technology, copyright, legal and regulatory developments, and effective leadership. These are no longer theoretical issues that may happen someday; they are now survival issues facing news organizations today.
This year’s America’s Newspapers Senior Leadership Conference and News/Media Alliance Fly-In in Washington, D.C., Sept. 27-30, could not come at a more important time.

The Senior Leadership Conference will focus on the issues that determine whether local news organizations can thrive, including sustainable business models, audience and revenue growth, innovation, artificial intelligence, technology, copyright, legal and regulatory developments, and effective leadership. These are no longer theoretical issues that may happen someday; they are now survival issues facing news organizations today.
California’s blockbuster journalism bill isn’t yet signed into law but its progress still offers lessons to other states hoping to save their local-news industries. At the risk of jumping the gun, Seattle Times Free Press editor Brier Dudley asked California Assemblymember Buffy Wicks what advice she’d offer policymakers.
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The owners of The Blade are looking to sell the Toledo newspaper and said Tuesday that if they’re unsuccessful, both the print and digital versions of the paper will stop publishing at the end of the year.
Hearst Newspapers, the San Francisco Chronicle and USLege announced the California launch of Capitol Confidential Pro, powered by USLege, a California-focused platform designed to help policy professionals capture the context surrounding active legislation, including sponsor activity, hearing statements, agency discussions and local government developments that extend beyond the bill record.
For the last 60 years, the federal government has collected workforce demographic data from large employers. That reporting requirement is closer to ending, but it isn't over yet. Here's where the recission effort stands, and what newspaper publishers need to know.

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