A group of Democratic senators led by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D–Conn.) sent a letter Wednesday to Senate leadership urging the body to consider stimulus relief for local journalism and media.
The letter, signed by 19 Democratic senators, including Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin, calls on House Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R–Ky.) and Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.), and says local news in a “state of crisis” worsened by the COVID-19 outbreak.
“Without this support, communities across the country risk losing one of their key sources of accurate information about what citizens need to know and do in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,” the letter states.
