Lee Enterprises, one of the last remaining independent local newspaper companies, has added a $4.99 per month "temporary" surcharge to its newspaper subscriptions, citing inflation and global tariffs, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: The vast majority of newsprint material comes from Canada, which President Trump has hit with a 25% tariff and threatened to raise that to 35% starting Aug. 1.
But newspapers were exempted from the policy in April, leaving subscribers confused about what's really to blame for the price hikes.
