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February 19 – Almost a third of people in the United States “do not use the Internet anywhere,” according to the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications & Information Administration.

“Despite the growing importance of the Internet in American life, over 30 percent of households and 35 percent of persons do not use the Internet at home, and 30 percent of all persons do not use the Internet anywhere. Those with no broadband access at home amount to more than 35 percent of all households and approximately 40 percent of all persons, with a larger proportion in rural areas in both categories.”

A link to a copy of the report can be found on the PNRC website with other information about Internet Demographics under the Subscriber Resources tab. For your convenience, a link to the study is also provided below:

21st Century America's Progress Toward Universal Broadband Internet Access

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In support of Public Notices in Newspapers

WHEREAS, the publication of Public Notices and city minutes are an important vehicle for informing citizens, and

WHEREAS, substituting the posting of notices on governmental websites does not accomplish that, and

WHEREAS, government websites have issues with security, technical expertise, reliability and timeliness, and

WHEREAS, newspapers reach constituents better than anything else, and

WHEREAS, newspaper websites already publish legal notices in addition to the printed version, and

WHEREAS, newspaper and newspaper websites reach far more readers than any other medium, and

WHEREAS, newspapers continue to be the most powerful tool available for informing the citizenry, and

WHEREAS, we the (insert name of government body here) understand that publishing legal notices on government websites does not allow for government transparency, and

WHEREAS, there are no standards or requirements being proposed for how government must post on the internet, while requirements for newspapers are extensive, and

WHEREAS, legal notices are the permanent records of what a public body does, as well as the notification of what it intends to do, while there is no archival history to government websites as there is with newspapers, and

WHEREAS, many citizens do not have ready access to the internet or prefer not to use it as much, and

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
the (insert name of government body here)  urges the State Legislature to continue to support the use of newspapers for the publication and dissemination of legal notices.  We know they get the information out best.

Passed this day, the (date) two thousand ten.

Additional Resources

http://www.nnaweb.org/?/nnaweb/publicnotice01
http://www.pnrc.net
http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/departments/secretary/info/statefair/2009/fair_survey.pdf
*See question 15---newspapers still number 1 source for where minnesotans get info on their government!*
Fact Sheet - Gov't Web Site Viewership