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HARRISBURG, Feb. 10 – Local governments and school districts would be able to publish their public notices in digital newspapers and free publications if no print newspapers are still published in their area, under legislation approved by the PA House Local Government Committee, according to prime sponsor state Rep. Robert Freeman. State law currently requires municipalities and school districts to publish public notices in newspapers of general circulation, which by law must be in print. With fewer and fewer print newspapers remaining, it is difficult for local governments to meet the current statutory requirement for legal notices. Freeman’s legislation would update the state’s nearly 50-year-old Newspaper Advertising Act to require that public notices continue to be published in print newspapers of general circulation, but if such a newspaper does not exist, the notice could be published in a digital newspaper of general circulation that is the decedent of a printed newspaper, an online-only newspaper, or a free newspaper. “The changes proposed in my bill are consistent with various recent public notice statutes adopted across the nation and will update our public notice law while ensuring Pennsylvanians can continue to find public notices in their trusted local newspapers, a disinterested, third-party whose constitutional role is to hold government accountable,” said Freeman, Read more
“My legislation would strengthen transparency at public meetings by making sure residents have sufficient time to review and understand upcoming meetings that affect their daily lives. An informed and engaged citizenry is essential for a thriving democracy,” Freeman said. Read more
“First responders are there whenever we need them in an emergency and they deserve to be honored by their communities,” Freeman said. Read more
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“An informed and engaged citizenry is essential for a thriving democracy. My legislation would strengthen transparency at public meetings,” said Freeman. Read more
"I was proud to help secure this funding alongside my legislative colleagues and am thrilled to see this significant influx of state grant dollars come to the portion of the Lehigh Valley I am honored to serve,” Freeman said. Read more
State Rep. Robert Freeman welcomes $1.85 million in state grants for safety, recreation and equipment improvements in his legislative district in Northampton County. Read more
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“Land banks are critical partners in revitalizing communities and returning vacant, abandoned and tax delinquent properties back to productive use," Freeman said. Read more
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State and local officials today officially renamed the 13th Street Bridge over the Bushkill Creek in Easton after the late, former longtime state legislator Rep. James Prendergast. Read more
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