Read All About It: California’s Journalism Preservation Bill Could Die Quietly

The bill would tax Big Tech to fund credits for media companies that retain employees. But will it proceed to the Senate floor for debate?

Los Angeles Times Guild members hold up signs during a rally outside City Hall against ‘significant’ imminent layoffs at the Los Angeles Times newspaper during a one-day walkout in Los Angeles on Jan. 19, 2024. Mario Tama/Getty Images

The California Senate’s Appropriations Committee voted May 13 to move a bill meant to revive local journalism in the state to the mysterious suspense file—where some measures are said to “die in silence.”

The measure is Senate Bill 1327, authored by Sen. Steve Glazer, which would help local journalism by offering tax credits to media companies for employees retained and newly hired and would tax large tech firms to offset the credits.