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Open meeting law needs update for the digital age

By
Howard Fairman
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 — Issue 161

VERNON — An open letter to Secretary of State Jim Condos:

Vermont needs a digital open meeting law.

During recent statewide and regional discussions about applying the Internet to local government, participants have asked ourselves whether the current open meeting law allows all that has become possible.

The Secretary of State and interested citizens, journalists, legislators, and officials should meet at a statewide conference to discuss updating Vermont's open meeting law to allow online transparency of government and prevent online collusion.

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The Dems have no one but themselves to blame

By
Dan DeWalt

Dan DeWalt, a frequent contributor to these pages and one of the founders of this...

Why we lost: the fake-news bubble

By
Steev Lynn

Steev Lynn works internationally, currently reporting on the civil war in Myanmar after a military...

Mental health care should prioritize clinical outcomes over activism

By
Denise Gebroe

CAVENDISH-It's crucial to address the underlying motivations behind this opposition about HCRS's use of AI...

Building housing and community, together

By
Marcella Eversole

The writer is a member of the Putney Housing Solutions Task Force, a community group...

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