A quiet ruling lets dark money groups demand rock-bottom ad rates, forcing local newsrooms to absorb the catastrophic multi-million-dollar blow.
Joedy Mccreary is a fact-check reporter at USA Today. He specializes in general assignment news with a focus on government, politics, public policy, and healthcare, including pharmaceutical manufacturing and regulation. Joedy's work has been featured in numerous outlets, including MSN, CBS 17, Yahoo News, and The Austin American-Statesman.