Local newspapers shrink but digital startups show growth
U S local news shrank with 127 closures in 2023 while 81 digital sites started, a record net gain amid ongoing industry decline. Medill notes 3,200 closures since 2005 and 2,000 newsroom jobs lost last year, with 279 counties now at risk of losing local news entirely.
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Medill
Northwestern University
Tim Franklin
Franklin
Hinton Times
Iowa
Gannett
Carpenter Media Group
Farmville
Zach Metzger
Iowa Judicial Branch fixes coding issues in state funds misallocations
The report details coding errors since the 2021 budget year misdirecting funds from road use tax to other accounts, with more than 10.4 million misplaced to the road fund and 7.2 million to Crime Victim Compensation. Iowa DOT and AG office officials comment on impacts and fixes, as the Judicial Branch plans updates this fall.
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Iowa
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Andrea Henry
Henry
Brenna Bird
Juvenile Detention Home Fund
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
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Iowa General Fund
National Center For State Courts
Iowa Judicial Branch
Kent Farrer
Farrer
Mount Vernon Road
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Cedar Rapids
Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
UN warns world on track for 3.1C warming this century
The United Nations Environment Programme warns that lacking ambition and action over the last three years leaves the 1.5C goal out of reach. Current policies project a 3.1C rise by 2100, even bold reforms yield 2.6C, with only Madagascar advancing a stronger 2030 target.
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U.N
Madagacar
UNEP
Anne Olhoff
Paris
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