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SB 5400 - Local news journalism ¶

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Revisions ¶

• Original Bill
• Substitute Bill

📰 Articles ¶

• 02/04/2025 Senate Democrats - Protecting local news and pilots - Sen. Marko Liias
• 01/29/2025 The Center Square - News at what cost? WA bill pits journalists against higher education funding | Washington | thecentersquare.com
• 01/28/2025 Senate Democrats - Liias bill supporting local journalism to be heard in committee Tuesday - Sen. Marko Liias
• 01/24/2025 Senate Democrats - Supporting local journalism and student success - Sen. Marko Liias
• 05/18/2000 Senate Democrats - Home - Sen. Marko Liias

Meetings ¶

Tue 01/28 10:30 AM - Labor & Commerce (LC): SB 5400 Local news journalism ¶

424 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

• Alan Fisco - The Seattle Times
• Frank Blethen - The Seattle Times
• Carl Zapora - Board Chair, My Neighborhood News Network
• Dee Anne Finken - League of Women Voters of Washington
• Ben Campbell - The Columbian
• Keith Shipman - Washington State Association of Broadcasters
• Emmett O'Connell
• Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney
• Andrew Villeneuve - Northwest Progressive Institute
• Pat Lantz - Gig Harbor Now
• Stace Gordon - Gig Harbor Now
• Erik Hanberg - KNKX Public Radio
• Jaime Mendez
• Roberta Rutherford
• Teresa Wippel - My Neighborhood News Network
• Ellen Hiatt - Washington Newspaper Publishers Association
• Orson Bevins - Hispanavision Television
• Melissa Luck - KXLY-TV
• Heidi Persson - Pacific Northwest Media Group
• Kathy Cummings - Gig Harbor Now
• Keith Shipman - Washington State Association of Broadcasters

81 👎 - Con ¶

Testifying:

• Kelly Wright - citizen
• Bill Lyne - United Faculty of Washington State
• 💵Rose Feliciano - TechNet
• 💵Emily Wittman - Association of Washington Business
• 💵Kelly Fukai - Washington Technology Industry Association

5 ❓ - Other ¶

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