Victory: New Jersey Dedicates Millions to Strengthen Local News Coverage

By: Robert Washburn | October 11, 2018

TRENTON — Late Sunday night, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy approved dedicating $5 million to the Civic Information Consortium, a first-of-its-kind nonprofit with a mission to revive, strengthen and transform local media in New Jersey. Legislation that will create the consortium, nicknamed the Civic Info Bill, passed the legislature […]

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