The Board of Public Works, which approves billions in state contracts each year, has begun posting audio of its long hearings online, but live Webcasts of its proceedings as proposed in a House bill may be a long-time coming because of a high price tag.
Read MoreOpen government advocates are pushing for more General Assembly transparency, in the wake of this week’s decision to put legislative committee votes online.
The Maryland Open Government Act, a bipartisan bill co-sponsored by more than half the delegates and senators, goes much further.
The bill would change the way committees schedule hearings and place their proceedings online. Our report includes video coverage from Thursday.
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