The
unconsitutional enactment in the FY2024-2025 NYS budget
of
the "Newspaper & Broadcast Media Jobs Program"
Economic Development Law Article 27
"Newspaper & Broadcast Media Jobs Program"
Part AAA of Education, Labor & Family Assistance Budget Bill
#S.8306-C/A.8806-C
(at pp. 201-205)
Senate webpage
Assembly webpage
Tax Law Section 49
"Newspaper
and broadcast media jobs tax credit"
1.
CJA's February 20, 2025
e-mail/FOIL to Empire State Development
--
"Newspaper & Broadcast Media Jobs Program" --
Economic Development Law Article 27
2.
ESD's February 21, 2025 e-mail
3.
CJA's February 26, 2025 e-mail --
"Follow-up -- 'Newspaper & Broadcast Media Jobs Program' --
Economic Development Law Article 27"
4.
ESD's March 4, 2025 e-mail
5.
CJA's January 29, 2026 e-mail
--
"STATUS? --
Newspaper & Broadcast Media Jobs
Program' --
Economic Development Law Article 27"
screenshot
Empire State Newspaper and Broadcast Media Jobs
Program
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Regulations
Browse - Unofficial New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
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EVOLUTION IN THE FY2024-2025 STATE BUDGET
1.
"Local Journalism Sustainability
Act"
S.625
A.2958
Prior History
S.7544 of 2021-2022 (Hoylman): Died in
Budget and Revenue
A.8585 of 2021-2022 (Woerner): Died in Ways and Means
November 24, 2021-- Hoylman press release
"Don't
Stop the Presses! Senator Brad Hoylman & Assembly Member Carrie
Woerner
Introduce 'Local Journalism Sustainability Act'"
--
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2.
Senate One House Budget Resolution
(March 11, 2024) -- #R.1952
&
here
"Revenue Article VII Proposal (S.8309-A) ...
NEW PART EE -- The Senate advances language creating a
payroll tax credit for independently owned media entities
employing news journalists of 100 or fewer employees, capped
at $20 million annually (S.625-C)"
3.
Senate's
March 14, 2024 adoption of its One House Budget Resolution:
Senate Floor proceedings ($8.7 billion more than
Executive Proposal)
4.
OUT FROM BEHIND-CLOSED-DOORS BUDGET DEAL-MAKING,
ACCOMPANIED BY A "MESSAGE OF NECESSITY", POPS OUT:
Education, Labor & Family Assistance Budget Bill
#S.8306-C/A.8806-C
Senate webpage
Assembly webpage
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Senator Hoylman-Sigal's
April 21, 2024 press release:
"Empire
State Local News Coalition Celebrates Inclusion
of $90 Million Local Media Tax Credit in Final FY 2025 New
York State Budget"
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Support Local Journalism – Protect Our Democracy
(supportjournalism-protectdemocracy.org)
Empire State Local News Coalition
--
The
Coalition
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PRESS
March 6, 2024
"Imagine
a future without local news;
New York must enact the Local Journalism Sustainability Act"
North Country Now
March 16, 2024
"Local
Journalism Sustainability Act Included in Senate One-House
Budget"
Post-Journal
March 20, 2024
"Lawmakers,
publishers push for tax credits for local news"
Albany Times Union (Molly Burke)
March 21, 2024
"With
newspapers under siege,
New York State 'Sustainability Act' could help save local
journalism"
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
(Schneiderman)
March 21, 2024
"Hochul
should take lead on journalism tax breaks"
Daily
Gazette
(editorial)
March 25, 2024
"Lawmakers,
publishers rally in Albany to save local news"
March 31, 2024
"Can
Local Journalism Be Saved?"
City Journal (Howard
Housak)
April 10, 2024
"America's
Newspapers stand in support of legislation
to aid local
journalism in New York"
Editor & Publisher
VIDEO interview with Steve Waldman & Zack Richner
April 20, 2024
"New
York State implements historic tax credits
to support local newspaper and broadcast news media"
Editor & Publisher
April 20, 2024
"New
York Lawmakers Pass $90 Million in Tax Credits for Local
Media"
The Wrap
April 21, 2024
"Tax
breaks to hire local journalists approved in New York, a
national first"
Politico (Joseph Spector)
April 21, 2024
"New
York budget includes employment tax credit for local news outlets"
Albany TImes Union (Molly Burke)
April 21, 2024
"Local
news outlets get payroll tax credit in new budget"
Albany Times Union (Molly Burke)
April 25, 2024
"Early
thoughts on the New York News Subsidy"
(Richard
Tofel)
April 25, 2024
"Extra,
Extra: Understanding NY News subsidy"
Vital
City
April 26, 2024
"Richard
Tofel asks some questions about the New York local news
subsidies"
Media Nation (Tim
Kennedy)
May
1, 2024
"Is
history repeating itself? I have concerns"
Editor & Publisher (Jeff Jarvis)
May 6, 2024
"New
York just committed $90 million to help save local
journalism. Will it work?"
Columbia
Journalism Review (Cameron Joseph)
May 14, 2024
"FAQ:
New York Newspaper and Media Jobs Program"
Rebuild Local News (Anna Brugmann)
May 16, 2024
"New
York’s $90M tax break for local news outlets leaves out TV
and nonprofits"
Gothamist (Jon Campbell)
May 23, 2024
"New
York will set aside money to help local news outlets hire and retain
employees"
WRAL News -- AP
June 4, 2024
"A
global threat to journalism invites us to 'think local'"
WAMC (Rex Smith)
October 17, 2024
"Newspapers
Reborn: Communities get their local news back
after
NY coalition wins tax credit"
Massapequa Post
(Amanda Mott)
September 30, 2024
"Historic
Tax credit for Newspaper and Broadcast Media
Spurs Resurgence of Local Journalism"
Chelsea
Community News
(8306-C/8806-C.
September 25, 2024
"Capital
Region Independent Media advocates for local journalism in
Washington"
January 25, 2025
"Bill
proposes tax credit for businesses advertising in local
papers"
Albany Times Union (Lucy Hodgman)
March 10, 2025
"$10
million tax credit for businesses advertising in local media
gets Albany rally"
City & State (Kelly Grace
Price)
A3955
S1865
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TESTING
LOCAL JOURNALISM -- 2024
Public Broadcasting -- NYS Education Department
Arrandale Ventures
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LI
Herald.com -- corporate offices
March 9, 2022
"Hinman
takes on new role as executive editor"
Riverdale
Press
March 12, 2022
"Michael
Hinman becomes Herald's executive editor"
LI Herald.com
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Rivertowns Dispatch
Allison Schulte, publisher
The Recorder
Lloyd Trufelman, co-founder & publisher
Floral Park Villager
Meg Morgan Norris
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August 20, 2024
"New
York Times editorial board to end long losing streak"
City & State (Tom Allon)
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