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A group of Democrats in Madison are looking to boost local journalism in the state.
State Rep. Jimmy Anderson, state Rep. Jodi Emerson, and State Senator Mark Spreitzer have asked their fellow lawmakers for support of a program they say will introduce a newspaper tax credit and a local journalism fellowship program.
They are calling it the Wisconsin Civic Information Consortium.
The move comes after Democrats in Illinois suggested something similar to deal with the lack of local news coverage in their state.
Local news coverage has shrunk in Wisconsin over the past decade, led by much smaller advertising budgets and dozens upon dozens of layoffs.
