https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/over-half-of-idaho-statesman-staff-laid-off-as-part-of-national-cuts-to-parent-companyContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/over-half-of-idaho-statesman-staff-laid-off-as-part-of-national-cuts-to-parent-companyhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/over-half-of-idaho-statesman-staff-laid-off-as-part-of-national-cuts-to-parent-company#u66823Sun, 13 Sep 2026 07:35:26 +0000Parent company McClatchy eliminated nearly half of the Idaho Statesman staff and fired the entire Sacramento Bee sports team during sweeping national layoffs that affected 30 percent of its unionized workers. The reductions also hit local Washington newspapers as a difficult summer for the United States news industry comes to a close. Local coverage is expected to suffer significantly as newsrooms absorb the sudden staff losses. The cuts reflect ongoing economic strain across regional journalism under major corporate chains.Why it mattersThese staff reductions hit multiple publications across