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Recent Headlines
• Bill would reduce public notice for foreclosures
• Legal notice legislation again rears its ugly head
• Lafayette vote to decide printed legal notice
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The 3-legged stool of accountability
Public Records
Public Meetings
Public Notices
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Elements of Public Notice
• Independent
• Archivable
• Accessible
• Verifiable
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Trying to Redefine Public Notice • States trying to replace public notice in newspapers with
posting on state government Internet sites
• Federal agencies trying to replace public notice in newspapers with posting on government Internet sites
• Some businesses trying to replace public notice in newspapers with Internet site postings or eliminate public notice altogether (Mortgage foreclosures, storage facilities)
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Publishing Public Notice: Newspaper Print v. Website
• Reliable
• Archivable (Permanent)
• Unchangeable (Authentic)
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Websites: No Guarantee of Continuous Publication
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Not Just Government Websites
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Other Access Problems • Pew Research Center, “
Americans and their cell phones” August 2011 found 20% frustrated with download time and 16% had difficulty reading things on their phone
• Please note that even public notice accessed by mobile phones presents problems because there are archive, access, and verify issues
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Websites: Not Permanent L.A. TIMES, JUNE 15, 2011
“Federal government to delete half its websites”
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Websites: Not Long-term THE WASHINGTON POST, JULY 17, 2011
“Old Dominion U. professor is trying to save Internet history”
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Readership: Newspapers v. Government Sites
• Newspapers are circulated
• Newspapers have paid subscribers
• Newspapers carry current news
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Government Sites • Pew Research Center, “Government Online” April
2010 found that 52% of Internet users have NOT looked at state or federal government Internet sites for policies issues (Survey did not distinguish between government employees and the public)
• George Washington University ,“Citizen Use of Digital Media to Connect with Government Yields a Mixed Picture” 27 October 2010 found 35% never used government Internet site for information
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Surveys • Kentucky 84 % of Kentucky adults read a daily,
Sunday or weekly newspaper during an average week
• Wisconsin 78% of residents believe state and local governments should publish public notices in newspapers
• NNA Community newspapers continue to show strong readership, community reliance
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Sample Legislative Trends
• Tennessee HB1920/SB1299 (Dead)
Reduced foreclosure notice in newspaper from three to one
• Florida HB 459 (Dead)
Eliminated self service storage operator’s responsibility to publish auction announcements in newspapers
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Continued…• Ohio (budget bill)Redefines newspaper of general circulation
No longer requires newspapers of opposite politics to publish identical public notices
• Utah SB 85 (Passed)
Rolled back a public notice law enacted two years ago that removed mandatory public notice from newspapers in Utah’s urban counties after 2012 and allowed notices to be posted on websites
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Keeping Public Notice In Print
• Know Your Legislators
• Attend Legislative Hearings
• Provide Great Customer Service (Including publishing newspaper on-line and print)
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Print and Internet Notice
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PNRC’s Role
• Provide Vital Legislative and Regulatory Analysis
• Develop Educational Information on Public Notice
• Monitor Various Industries for Potential Public Notice Issues
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Continued……• Of Record (newsletter that outlines the latest
public notice developments)
• Internet site dedicated to information on public notice (www.pnrc.net)
• Presentations that contain the latest news and developments
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A Sample of PNRC’s Summer Accomplishments
• Letter to DHHS on Medicaid Notices
• Letter to DOJ on Forfeiture Notices
• Public Notice Talking Points
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Your Resource for Information on Public Notice
www.pnrc.net
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Latest Developments
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Conclusion
David Placher
PNRC
P.O. Box 5337
Arlington, VA 22205
(703) 237-9806
www.pnrc.net