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  • Groups challenge postal rate move

    January 12, 2021

    The News Media Alliance and the National Newspaper Association – representing thousands of local newspapers across the United States – have joined a legal challenge of an order by the Postal...

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  • Independent contractor rule released

    January 8, 2021

    The final rule published Thursday, Jan. 7, in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Labor with regard to "Employee or Independent Contractor Classification" uses an "economic reality" test...

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  • Get ready for PPP 2.0

    January 2, 2021

    Tonda Rush, National Newspaper Association Public Policy director, says it's not too early to queue up with lenders who will manage the next Paycheck Protection Program loans. The COVID-19 stimulus...

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  • Local news provisions of stimulus bill outlined

    December 22, 2020

    By Dean Ridings, CEO, America's Newspapers The House and Senate have passed a $900 billion relief bill that will provide direct relief to newspapers and other local news media. The bill is...

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  • You can start your AOE entry process

    December 11, 2020

    It’s time to begin the process of deciding which stories, photographs and ads will be entered in the 2021 Awards of Excellence contest of the Kansas Press Association. Entries are now being accepted...

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  • Oral history project involves journalists

    December 8, 2020

    LAWRENCE — University of Kansas students are putting the finishing touches on an oral history of Kansas journalism that will tell the story of seven notable Kansas news figures. The project will...

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  • Let's celebrate the Bill of Rights

    December 8, 2020

    By Ken Paulson Dec. 15 marks a hidden holiday, as uncelebrated as it is unappreciated. It was 229 years ago that the United States ratified the Bill of Rights, ensuring unprecedented freedom for the...

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  • AOE call for entries begins process

    November 19, 2020

    It’s time to begin the process of deciding which stories, photographs and ads will be entered in the 2021 Awards of Excellence contest of the Kansas Press Association. Entries are now being accepted...

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  • KC Star to close printing plant

    November 19, 2020

    Kansas newspaper publishers are legitimately concerned about the Kansas City Star’s recent announcement that it will close its print

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  • USPS announces new rates

    October 26, 2020

    From the News Media Alliance On Oct. 9, the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced rate changes for Marketing Mail and for Periodicals mail. Assuming that the Postal Regulatory Commission (...

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