Guam lawmakers debate allowing government notices on local news websites; sponsor moves bill to third reading

A motion was made on the floor to move bill number 25‑38 COR — an act to amend section 8104 of chapter 8, title 5, Guam Code Annotated — to third reading after debate about new eligibility criteria for digital outlets and concerns about access for residents without broadband.

Sponsor Senator Tina Rose Munya Barnes said the legislation would “expand the definitions of public notices to include electronic newspapers, websites, and other, eligible, media platforms” and argued the change would inform more residents while saving the government money. She cited testimony from local outlets saying digital readership outpaces print and noted examples in committee testimony that a website averaged about 9,700 unique visitors per day compared with about 3,000 printed copies for the newspaper…