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119-sres-152119th Congress

A resolution designating April 2025 as "Preserving and Protecting Local News Month" and recognizing the importance and significance of local news.

Sponsored By: Senator Schatz, Brian [D-HI]

Introduced

Summary

This resolution would designate April 2025 as Preserving and Protecting Local News Month and spotlights the need to protect and sustain local journalism as a public good. It affirms local news as essential to informed communities and healthy democracy.

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  • Families and civic life: Calls attention to local news' role in informing voters and communities, noting that over 75% of U.S. citizens report trusting local news.
  • Local journalists and newsrooms: Highlights steep losses, citing more than 3,200 local print outlets closed since 2005 and newsroom employment falling about 26% between 2008 and 2020.
  • Rural and underserved communities: Notes that over 200 counties lack a local newspaper and identifies 279 counties at elevated risk of becoming news deserts, affecting high-poverty and many minority communities.
  • Public media and student reporters: Recognizes local cable, public educational, and government access channels and student journalists as important sources that can fill coverage gaps.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Schatz, Brian [D-HI]

HI • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]

    ME • I

    Sponsored 4/1/2025

  • Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 4/1/2025

  • Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 4/1/2025

  • Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 4/1/2025

  • Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/1/2025

  • Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 4/1/2025

  • Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 4/1/2025

  • Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]

    VT • D

    Sponsored 4/1/2025

  • Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 4/1/2025

  • Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/1/2025

  • Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 4/1/2025

  • Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 4/1/2025

  • Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 4/1/2025

  • Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 4/1/2025

  • Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 4/1/2025

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