The U.S. International Trade Commission decided on Wednesday to terminate duties being applied to uncoated groundwood paper, or newsprint imports from Canada, marking a major win for the newspaper industry. Publishers and a bipartisan group of lawmakers had spoken out about the imposed tariffs that were the result of a complaint from a single hedge-fund owned mill in Washington state. The imposition of the tariff led to layoffs at The Tampa Bay Times, The Salt Lake Tribune, and threatened to kill off a host of local outlets.
