| | Jackie Mosher : SSS SSNS | From: Richard Karpel <rkarpel@pnrc.net> | i Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 2:44 PM : To: The Office of Senator Daley; The Office of Senator Moss; The Office of Senator : Alexander, The Office of Senator Johnson; The Office of Senator Zorn ; | Cc: Senate Committee Clerks; Jackie Mosher | Subject: $B258 and SB259 i Senators: | lam writing in support ofSB258 and SB259, which, taken together, would require notices published in newspapers in i i Michigan to also be posted at no extra cost on the newspaper's website and the Michigan Press Association's statewide / | public notice site. Fourteen U.S. states have already enacted similar laws. We consider SB258 to be superior to all of those existing statutes i because it includes unique mandates pertaining to the duration of publication, as well as the placement, accessibility i and searchability of the notices. These mandates help ensure the wide availability to Michigan citizens of all public notices in an online environment. : | i The Public Notice Resource Center is a nonprofit organization that provides research and education on effective notice in the U.S. It is funded primarily by the newspaper industry. i 1 do not wish to testify on the bills. Regards, Richard Karpel | Richard Karpel Executive Director i : Public Notice Resource Center | 102 N. Curry St. | Carson City, NV 89703 i mobile: (703) 945-5807 ' | A H i } { | i