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Committee releases bill to create statewide online portal for public legal notices amid pushback from small newspapers
Summary
S.3905 would require the Department of Community Affairs to publish a searchable statewide database of local government legal notices; county and municipal groups supported the measure while press organizations and small newspapers raised concerns about formatting, proof of publication and the time and cost needed to implement a portal.
Senate bill S.3905, which tasks the Department of Community Affairs with creating an online statewide database for local government legal notices, was released by the committee after robust testimony from newspapers, trade associations and local-government representatives.
Supporters — including the New Jersey Association of Counties, the League of Municipalities and the School Boards Association — argued a central portal…
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