NC AG Jeff Jackson Leads Charge in Freezing $6.2B Nexstar-Tegna Merger

Raleigh -- April 19. 2026: In a significant legal victory for North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson and a coalition of state leaders, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Troy L. Nunley has issued a preliminary injunction to freeze the $6.2 billion merger between Nexstar Media Group and Tegna.The ruling, delivered on Friday, April 17, 2026, halts a deal that critics say would have created a media monopoly, threatening local journalism and raising costs for North Carolina households. Although N