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Public Policy

 

The National Newspaper Association’s mission is to protect, promote and enhance American’s community newspapers. 

NNA needs the support of every community newspaper in order to work closely with policy officials to create a legal and regulatory environment conducive to the growth of community newspapers. 

 

Postal

NNA works daily on postal issues that affect community newspapers. Its goals are to achieve fair rates, efficient service and a level competitive playing field between newspapers and direct mail competitors.

 

Public notice

Public notices in newspapers are part of the three-legged stool of government accountability. Public notices help to inform the public on activities by the government and other public entities. Public notices have been included in newspapers from the beginning of the Republic. Now they are also on many newspapers’ websites.


Join the Congressional Action Team

The Congressional Action Team (CAT) is NNA's grassroots team composed of newspaper publishers from across the country who volunteer to contact their Senators and Representatives when legislation affecting community newspapers is introduced or when legislative activity is necessary. CAT members are asked to simply call their members of Congress or write a letter to express their concerns on behalf of community newspapers. All newspaper publishers who are members of the National Newspaper Association may join. To join, email lynne@nna.org.

 
 
 

 

 

 

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Ohio enacts law curtailing newspaper notice

Nov 1, 2023

Unbeknownst to most in the newspaper business, two months earlier, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine had signed into law measures buried within the legislature’s 6,198-page budget bill that will bring sweeping ...

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USPS News: Hard copy postage statements coming to an end and when mail will be delivered over Veterans Day weekend

Oct 17, 2023

USPS also confirms that mail WILL be delivered Friday, November 10, 2023, prior to Veterans Day. Mail WILL NOT be delivered on Saturday, November 11, 2023.

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NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION CALLS PROPOSED NEW POSTAL RATES 'PUNITIVE'

Oct 12, 2023

The proposed Jan. 21, 2024, postage increase for community newspapers is nearly four times the rate increase proposed for other users of the mail. In an announcement last Friday, the United States Postal ...

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In Washington, D.C., this fall, your industry peers will lead discussions on timely topics

Sep 1, 2023

Join conversations, ask questions and pick up some new ideas from your newspaper industry peers. ... Learn the tools and language to tell the story of your newspaper's total reach. 

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NNA joins effort to protect reporters from unjust property seizures

Sep 1, 2023

... The news groups argue that the seizure of German’s mobile devices violates reporters’ confidentiality and could expose confidential sources to retaliation. German’s long reporting ...

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US Department of Labor proposes nearly a 55% increase in exempt-employee salaries

Aug 31, 2023

A major salary increase may be headed for newspapers’ budgets to maintain the professional status of some employees. 

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Managers will want to take note of these issues

Aug 1, 2023

NNA members will want to read about the status of noncompete clauses in employment agreements and new reporting to FinCen. 

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New legislation introduced to support local media

Aug 1, 2023

Representatives Claudia Tenney (R-New York) and Suzan DelBene (D-Washington) have introduced an updated version of the Local Journalism Sustainability Act, renamed the Community News and Small Business ...

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