Open Government Foundation is proud to have testified at a hearing of the New York State Legislature Joint Advisory Board on the Broadcast of State Government Proceedings chaired by Senator Jose Serrano and Assembly Majority Leader Ron Canestrari on their recent report calling for am Independent State Government Public Affairs Channel modeled after C-SPAN. Current cable television listings for legislative proceedings can be found here.
Our testimony provided a vision for the future and called for:
- Vision for the Future
- One Stop Shopping for Legislation
- Accessibility Standards for the Disabled and Limited English Proficiency Communities
- Linking Legislation to YouTube Content through Deep Linking
- TV Guide for the Legislative Television Channel
- Explaining Legislation to Viewers
- Rules and Freedom of Information Reform
- Public Domain
- Non-Discrimination
- Freedom of Information
Our full testimony is available Online in PDF or anYouTube.
Our testimony can be found at the 47 minute mark.
