Updates

State lawmakers consider local journalism so important that they passed a groundbreaking bill to help fund it. But the money has since gone missing.

Absent from the governor’s list of priorities for the upcoming fiscal year was his prior commitment to fully fund the Civic Information Consortium.

Free Press’ News Voices work has emphasized creating strong relationships between communities and local newsrooms by brokering conversations between the two.

The work of Free Press’ News Voices project will start to be recognized and valued at a premium.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed landmark legislation into law last June to revitalize the state’s local journalism.

A state budget mix-up in New Jersey has hindered a consortium designed to boost local journalism from getting off the ground.

The legislation would give the Civic Info Consortium the money it needs to launch.

New Jersey must fulfill its commitment to fully fund first-of-its-kind initiative to create a new consortium strengthening local news and civic engagement.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law that aims to fill the local-news void.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation to set aside $5 million for a trailblazing nonprofit group that aims to boost local news coverage in the state.