Speaker Howell announces streaming video of House
By Brian Kirwin | Friday, January 9th, 2009 | PolicyStarting January 14th, all General Assembly sessions of the House of Delegates will be broadcast via streaming video on the General Assembly’s website.
“Online video broadcasts provide not only a window into the seriousness and solution-oriented nature of the legislative process, but also a responsible and unfiltered method of allowing more Virginians to see the House at work doing the people’s business,” said Speaker Howell in announcing the broadcast.
Senate sessions are also available via streaming video. This is a great move forward, for citizen involvement in their government, for citizen-bloggers who take more than a passing interest in public policy, and for House Republicans and Speaker Howell in finding a cost-effective way to provide this open window to the legislature.
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5 Responses to "Speaker Howell announces streaming video of House"
Will you be able to save video to your desktop? That would make for some easily impressive citizen journalist projects.
Love it! You bet I’ll watch.
It’s about friggin’ time! Geez!
excellent. not that I would watch it all that much but the mere fact it is available should help
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