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Online media access to state House falls prey to ‘procedural gimmicks’

By Chris Steller | 02.24.09 | 3:39 pm

A noble debate on the virtues of freedom of the press and open government it was not. A hearing on a proposed rule change to allow online media workers press access to the state House of Representatives, which was scheduled at the last minute, ended just as abruptly today — before it started, in fact.

Online media lobby for equal access to Minnesota House floor

By Paul Schmelzer | 02.24.09 | 11:57 am

The state House of Representatives still excludes online media outlets from getting access to the House floor. But at noon today, that policy was scheduled to get a hearing, as online journalists were to testify before the Minnesota House rules committee to lobby for a change of policy.