California Legislature Passes First “News-Neutral” Model for Journalist Employment Tax Credits
The California legislature just passed a first-of-its-kind bill to preserve local journalism by creating refundable employment tax credits for qualifying local news organizations regardless of size, speech, and structure that hire and retain journalists across the state ... Read More
California Bill to Curb CIPA Lawsuit Abuse Passes Legislature, NMA Member Advocacy Critical to Passage
While the amended measure was modified from its initial scope, SB-690 will provide much needed relief to small businesses and news publishers facing lawsuits and arbitration demands for the use of expected and widely-used online tools ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Joins AAP, STM to Oppose Mosaic’s Motion for Summary Judgment
The brief, opposing the defendants’ motion for summary judgment, notes that the Copyright Act reflects Congress’s determination that exclusive rights, market- based licensing, and voluntary exchange facilitate the creation and dissemination of expressive works ... Read More
Maryland Tax Court Strikes Down State’s Digital Ad Tax
On August 14, the Maryland Tax Court struck down the state’s Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax, enacted in 2020. Across multiple rulings, the court found the tax unlawful and unconstitutional, violating the Internet Tax Freedom Act, the Dormant Commerce Clause, ... Read More
