Rep Owens and Online Notices
Rep Owens Press Release from WisPolitics.Com
Rep. Owens: Legal Notices Online are Effective
3/16/2007 Contact: Rep. Carol Owens (888) 534-0053
(MADISON) -- I would like to respond to the March 16th editorial published in your paper. The purpose of my legislation is to give another option to reach our constituents regarding legal notice publications.
It is critical for the public to know what is going on in the area. Government has the obligation to inform the public, the more ways we can do that the better. I want the maximum number of people to have this knowledge. This legislation does not forbid the publication of legal notices in newspapers, but gives another option to municipalities to inform their residents of the 53rd District and of this state.
Electronic communications are the future. Computers, iPods, and blackberries are all options for people today to get their information. I admit, I am not the most computer savvy person but I realize that my constituents receive their government related news from different sources such as the Internet, television, radio, and newspapers to name a few. My constituents are catching onto the changing time, which includes using the Internet.
This legislation eliminates the government mandate to publish legal notice in the newspapers. As a public official, I am always hearing from constituents who are fed up with government mandates. Well, this is a way to eliminate one of many mandates. Legal notices are to be published in local newspapers according to current law. The one that is benefiting from this publication financially is the local newspaper. This is giving an additional option to the municipality to save money and still publish the legal notice online. More importantly, the Internet gives another option to make sure that the public has access to this information.
The Northwestern itself publishes the newspaper online. I truly believe that as we move forward in this information era, we must use every practical means to get news and notices to the public. My bill is about open government and public access.
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See the Oshkosh Northwestern's editorial today criticizing the proposal. Maybe the Northwestern and other state newspapers will provide a community service and print the notices for free.
Rep. Owens: Legal Notices Online are Effective
3/16/2007 Contact: Rep. Carol Owens (888) 534-0053
(MADISON) -- I would like to respond to the March 16th editorial published in your paper. The purpose of my legislation is to give another option to reach our constituents regarding legal notice publications.
It is critical for the public to know what is going on in the area. Government has the obligation to inform the public, the more ways we can do that the better. I want the maximum number of people to have this knowledge. This legislation does not forbid the publication of legal notices in newspapers, but gives another option to municipalities to inform their residents of the 53rd District and of this state.
Electronic communications are the future. Computers, iPods, and blackberries are all options for people today to get their information. I admit, I am not the most computer savvy person but I realize that my constituents receive their government related news from different sources such as the Internet, television, radio, and newspapers to name a few. My constituents are catching onto the changing time, which includes using the Internet.
This legislation eliminates the government mandate to publish legal notice in the newspapers. As a public official, I am always hearing from constituents who are fed up with government mandates. Well, this is a way to eliminate one of many mandates. Legal notices are to be published in local newspapers according to current law. The one that is benefiting from this publication financially is the local newspaper. This is giving an additional option to the municipality to save money and still publish the legal notice online. More importantly, the Internet gives another option to make sure that the public has access to this information.
The Northwestern itself publishes the newspaper online. I truly believe that as we move forward in this information era, we must use every practical means to get news and notices to the public. My bill is about open government and public access.
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See the Oshkosh Northwestern's editorial today criticizing the proposal. Maybe the Northwestern and other state newspapers will provide a community service and print the notices for free.
Labels: Carol Owens, Gordon Hintz
posted by Vincent at 7:02 PM
1 Comments:
This site isn't too supportive of the Oshkosh Northwestern's position:
http://playgroundpolitics.blogspot.com/2007/03/oshkosh-northwestern-defends-its-right.html
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