IOWA – A threat to shift government legal notices from newspapers to websites appears to have been stalled at the legislative level. Today, state Senator Staci Appel, responsible for managing a state government reorganization and efficiency bill declared “the publication (provision) is out.”
Public Notice Shift Hits Legislative Snag
The bill passed out of subcommittee on Wednesday and subsequently several editorials were published highlighting the value of public notice in newspapers including:
Public Notices Are Vital To Healthy Democracy, 1/16/2010
Accountability For Tax Dollars, 1/17/2010