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Sen. Jason Lewis proposes small streaming fee to replace lost community media funding
Beacon Hill update show with Senator Jason Lewis · December 16, 2025
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Summary
Senator Jason Lewis told a Malden-recorded Beacon Hill interview he’s sponsoring a bill to place a modest fee on streaming services so the state can collect and distribute funds to community media stations, replacing lost cable franchise-fee revenue.
Senator Jason Lewis said he is sponsoring legislation on Beacon Hill to create a modest fee on streaming services that would replace the cable franchise fees towns and cities historically negotiated to fund community media.
Lewis said the proposal would require the state to collect the fee from streaming platforms and distribute…
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