Landes’ HR45: Webcasts and telecasts of proceedings.

On Tuesday, Del. Steve Landes (R-Augusta) introduced HR45, which would create a one-year pilot projected to provide internet-based video and audio transmission of House of Delegates sessions. Providing an MP3 stream and — far better — daily MP3s of House proceedings would be enormously valuable. Citizens could take that resource and use it for all sorts of marvelous purposes. This bill is going before the House Rules committee, and I’d bet good money that Speaker Bill Howell will kill it before it ever sees the light of day. Is your delegate on the Rules committee? If so, contact him or her and make clear your support for this bill.

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Waldo Jaquith (JAKE-with) is an open government technologist who lives near Char­lottes­­ville, VA, USA. more »