[Vision2020] [CORRECTED] IdahoPTV to Air Legislature on Web

[Mark Solomon]

These Legislative web streams were online last year. Unfortunately in 
our single party dominated Legislature it is somewhat rare for 
meaningful debate to occur on the floor. Now if  they could air all 
the committee sessions, and place a camera in the rotunda where the 
lobbyists hang out...

m.

At 9:24 AM -0800 12/26/06, Tom Hansen wrote:
>  >From today's (December 26, 2006) Spokesman Review -
>
>Perhaps the governor-elect can hide from the people of Idaho.  We are
>thankful that the state House and Senate no longer can.
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>IdahoPTV to air Legislature on Web
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>Idaho Public Television will air all floor sessions of the 2007 Idaho
>Legislature on a live video stream on its Web site.
>
>The network announced last week that all House and Senate proceedings will
>be available at www.idahoptv.org.
>
>"Live audio and video streaming on the IdahoPTV Web site from the floor of
>the House of Representatives and Senate allow people anywhere in the state
>to follow the procedures," the station said in a press release.
>
>An audio-only live stream of state agency budget presentations to the Idaho
>Legislature's Joint-Finance Appropriations Committee will also continue on
>the Web site.
>
>The Legislature made money available for the live feeds last year.
>
>The program is a partnership among the Office of Legislative Services, the
>state Department of Administration and Idaho Public Television.
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>Seeya round town, Moscow.
>
>Tom Hansen
>Moscow, Idaho
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>"A bad cause will ever be supported by bad means and bad men."
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>- Thomas Paine (English Writer, 1737-1809)
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