A group acting on behalf of county commissioners is again trying to get the state’s General Assembly to make it harder for Georgia residents to keep up with what is going on in the governments they support. Senate Bill 186 was approved by the senate’s State and Local Government Oversight Committee on Wednesday and sent to the Rules Committee for consideration. It would allow local governments to post public notices mandated by law on Internet sites they establish and control rather than having them published in a newspaper designated as the county’s legal organ.
Our Views: Legislators out to shade the sunshine
Bill aimed at bypassing printed legal notices is latest government effort to control information