Income Tax - Local Newsroom Tax Credit
Sponsor: Joe Vogel (District 17)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - IncomeStatus: Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Allowing certain local newsrooms to claim a credit against the State income tax for wages paid during the taxable year to each full-time local newsroom employees, subject to certain limitations; prohibiting a local newsroom from claiming the tax credit for more than 5 taxable years for any individual local newsroom employee; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Pearce, Matt | Rebuild Local News | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schleuss, Jonathan | The NewsGuild-CWA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Vogel, Delegate Vogellegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Snyder, Rebeccalobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Vogel, Joe | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wilson, Geordie | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Freeman-Woolpert, Sarah | Free Press Action | Written (PDF) |