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Legal ads bill falls
Submitted by bniolet on 2009-05-11 17:54The local bill was the latest attempt by Rep. Paul Stam, an Apex Republican, to give more municipalities the ability to advertise public hearings on their own Web sites rather than buy space in the classified section of a newspaper.
The idea has encountered objection from newspaper publishers and editors who argue that a significant number of people have Internet connections, and that government should not be the sole advertiser of public hearings.
The bill also comes as newspapers are coping with dramatic losses in advertising revenue.
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Bill: Post meeting notices online
Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on 2009-03-16 10:20
A bill would allow town meetings to be publicized online.
Rep. Paul Stam, an Apex Republican, said he filed the bill to expand a local program in small towns in Wake County that allowed them to avoid expensive legal notices in the local newspaper.
Instead, the towns of Apex, Cary, Garner and Knightdale have posted notices of upcoming zoning hearings and town council meetings on their Web sites. Stam said the program saved the towns money while still getting the word out.
"Most people aren't affected by it," he said. "Most people don't care whether there's an ad in the paper or not. The purpose is to put it out there publicly so that someone who wants to know what's going on has a source to find it."
The bill would not affect all legal notices. Towns would still have to notify neighbors of affected properties by mail, and foreclosure notices and civil actions would still have to be publicized in local papers.
In addition, Stam is considering adding provisions to help local officials determine whether they have sufficient Internet penetration.
Quick Hits
Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on 2009-03-10 14:34* Tech-oriented Greensboro blogger Ed Cone says newspapers that oppose a bill to allow online legal notices are fighting the tide of history.
* Conservative blogger Joe Guarino says Gov. Beverly Perdue may turn out to be as good as "a conservative could hope for" for her stance on raising taxes.
* Web design tip: Make sure the home page of your Constituent Services section on your Senate Web site is not blank. (Maybe move Related Links?)
* U.S. Supreme Court ruling could make it harder for some minorities in South and Southwest North Carolina to win legislative races.
