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Legislation establishing the nonprofit New Jersey Civic Information Consortium is awaiting a signature from Gov. Phil Murphy.

Among the money promised in this year’s budget is $5 million to fund a pioneering effort to help strengthen local journalism in underserved New Jersey communities.

When New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed the state budget into law, he approved $5 million for a state media consortium intended to support local news.

Public-media advocates are calling the investment a historic legislative victory.

The state has set aside $5 million for a trailblazing nonprofit group seeking to boost coverage of local news in New Jersey.

As journalism organizations reckon with audience distrust and failing business models, they continue to gravitate toward community engagement.

This is an official statement that communities' information voids are a problem worthy of government attention.

Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to sign a bill that dedicates $5 million to strengthening local media in the state.

The state legislature is expected this week to pass a landmark bill that would create a new fund to bolster local news coverage.

The administrative increases will bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in additional revenue for the companies.