New York state lawmakers plan to hand out tens of millions in taxpayer dollars to local media outlets to help pay for journalists’ salaries. The state will dole out $30 million over three years to local media outlets in the form of tax credits‚ giving publishers the ability to offset up to 50% of the first $50‚000 in journalists’ salaries‚ according to a Tuesday release from New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie. Heastie emphasized that the funds will go toward protecting local news outlets for “many years to come.” “Local journalism plays an essential role in our communities‚” Heastie said in the release. “Not only does it provide critical coverage of local elections‚ but it also joins communities together through a shared knowledge of high school sports teams‚ new businesses coming to the area‚ and issues impacting readers’ everyday lives. This funding is the necessary first step in ensuring local journalism is protected and supported for many years to come.” The tax credit includes $4 million for creating local journalism jobs; the remaining $26 million may be applied to offsetting the costs of covering salaries. Businesses with 100 or more employees‚ and those with less than 100‚ are eligible for the funds. The provision was passed by the New York State Legislature and will be included in a larger budget bill for fiscal year 2025‚ which Gov. Kathy Hochul‚ a Democrat‚ is expected to sign‚ Axios reported. New York's new budget forces taxpayers to pay for half of the salaries of journalists up to $50K/year.https://t.co/vmkqraNTpX— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) April 23‚ 2024 “It is hereby found and declared that New York state needs‚ as a matter of public policy‚ to provide financial support and incentives for businesses which operate as newspaper and broadcast media‚ to sustain a productive and effective industry‚” the legislation reads. “It’s reported that roughly 2.5 newspapers closed each week of 2023‚ and this number is expected to rise year after year‚” Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner‚ a Democrat‚ said in the release. “By providing journalists the funding they need to continue their critical work in keeping us all informed about our local communities‚ we’re connecting neighborhoods and filling the information void.” Roughly 2‚500 local news outlets have folded since 2005‚ The New York Times reported‚ noting that other news outlets have reduced staff. In September‚ a coalition of 22 groups‚ some of which donated to left-wing entities such as Planned Parenthood and the Tides Foundation‚ announced plans to donate $500 million to local news outlets. Originally published by the Daily Caller News Foundation The post New York Poised to Use Taxpayer Dollars to Pay Journalists appeared first on The Daily Signal.

NEW YORK CITY—”There is only one solution: Intifada revolution&;#33;” That was one of many chants and slogans yelled into a bullhorn at a pro-Palestinian rally in Washington Square Park in New York City on Tuesday. It’s one of many pro-Palestinian‚ anti-Israel protests that have taken place on or near college campuses since the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and the subsequent war in Gaza. The protests formed after a pro-Palestinian encampment at New York University that included faculty and students was cleared out by the New York Police Department on Monday night. Here are pictures from the event‚ which I observed for several hours. So I’m at the Washington Square pro-Palestine protest by NYU. Some interesting chants here beyond the now standard “from the river to the sea.” pic.twitter.com/hlZJyxirV8— Jarrett Stepman (@JarrettStepman) April 23‚ 2024 pic.twitter.com/QawKm2fSDU— Jarrett Stepman (@JarrettStepman) April 23‚ 2024 The protesters yelled at anyone standing in the crowd with a camera and told people they identified as media to “get to the back.” They also yelled chants making clear that “Zionists” were not welcome. Other chants included “U.S. imperialist‚ No. 1 terrorist.” The protesters frequently shouted “from the river to the sea‚ Palestine will be free.” Typically‚ the river that refers to is the Jordan River and the sea is the Mediterranean‚ though the protesters did not name them specifically. Another common refrain was that “resistance is justified‚” and several signs‚ which appeared to be all printed together and distributed to the crowd‚ read “Resist colonial power by any means necessary.” Several other signs read “Zionist donors and trustees‚ hands off our universities.” Many printed and handmade signs demanded that NYU “divest” from Israel. That’s a movement on college campuses and elsewhere that demands institutions and companies divest their financial support from anything attached to Israel. One sign said that all walls‚ “from Gaza to Mexico‚” need to be taken down. The post I Went to New York University’s anti-Israel Protests. Here’s What I Saw. appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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