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Board declines action after missed deadline on proposal to tax social media to fund regional journalism
Summary
An email from Merrick Grutchfield asked the board to pass a resolution to fund regional print journalism by taxing social media companies, but the submission deadline had passed and the board took no action at the Feb. 24 meeting.
The board reviewed an email from Merrick Grutchfield requesting that Ira pass a resolution to fund regional print journalism by taxing social media companies to support public broadcasting. The minutes state the deadline for submission had passed before the email was received.
Because the deadline had already passed, the board did not take action on the request at this meeting. No motion to consider or refer the idea was recorded in the minutes.
