GOP State Attorneys General Join Suit to Stop Nexstar-Tegna Deal

Five more states are joining an antitrust lawsuit seeking to unwind Nexstar Media Group Inc.’s purchase of Tegna Inc. on antitrust grounds in the wake of a court ruling that paused the deal while the litigation is ongoing.

Pennsylvania, Indiana and Kansas joined the antitrust suit as plaintiffs late Thursday, adding three Republican attorneys general to the case. A group of eight states with Democratic attorneys general, led by California, initially sued over the deal before it closed in March.

The amended complaint comes after US District Judge Troy L. Nunley in Sacramento on April 17 ordered the two ...