US EditionOp-ed: Public notice law needs modernization, but newspaper bill would hurt taxpayers
- The Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association supports a bill that seeks to update public notice regulations, which was put forward by Representative Robert Freeman and has gained the sponsorship of 21 additional state lawmakers.
- The bill intends to update notice requirements for the digital age but exists to preserve print newspaper monopolies and block competitors like NorthcentralPa.com from the public notice market.
- Opponents argue HB 1291's grandfather clause entrenches monopolies, prevents price competition, and offers negligible transparency improvements while protecting legacy media owned by out-of-state corporations.
- PNA leadership emphasizes that taxpayers deserve transparency about how their funds are allocated and the assurance that public money is used responsibly.
- Amending HB 1291 to permit free and exclusively digital newspapers to participate without requiring a connection to a printed publication would open up competition for public notices, improve accessibility, reduce costs, and encourage a more competitive market for public announcements.
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Op-ed: Public notice law needs modernization, but newspaper bill would hurt taxpayers
Williamsport, Pa. — In an age before the internet, it made sense that agencies and other parties were required to post public notice of meetings and significant actions in the local print newspaper. This worked for many decades while competition…
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