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Cranston council votes to allow online publication for special‑meeting notices amid local paper concerns
Summary
The Cranston City Council amended its special‑meeting notice ordinance to permit posting in an online edition of a newspaper and on the city website to enable 48‑hour special meetings; Beacon Media's publisher warned the change could reduce notice for residents without internet access and cut revenue for small local papers.
The Cranston City Council on Nov. 6 amended city code so special‑meeting notices may be published in an online version of a newspaper of general circulation and posted on the city’s official website, a change the sponsor said would allow legally required 48‑hour special meetings to be publicized more quickly.
Council President Wahl proposed the language after consulting the local paper’s editor and city legal counsel; the council voted to amend and adopt the ordinance at the…
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