Public Online Information Act to be announced Tues, March 16th
From a Sunlight Foundation email:
ADVISORY: CONGRESSMAN STEVE ISRAEL TO INTRODUCE LANDMARK TRANSPARENCY LEGISLATION
WASHINGTON, DC – During Sunshine Week next week, Congressman Steve Israel (NY-02) will introduce The Public Online Information Act (POIA), a banner piece of legislation to require that all public government-held information be available to all Americans online. Congressman Israel will announce his plans for POIA at the press conference next TUESDAY, March 16, 2010 at the United States Capitol. Congressman Israel will be joined by Ellen Miller, executive director and co-founder of the Sunlight Foundation and Andrew Rasiej, founder of the Personal Democracy Forum.
Who: Congressman Steve Israel (NY-02), Ellen Miller, executive director and co-founder of the Sunlight Foundation and Andrew Rasiej, founder of the Personal Democracy Forum
What: Press Conference to announce the Public Online Information Act (POIA)
Where: The House Triangle, located in the grassy triangle on the House side of the U.S. Capitol’s East Front
When: TUESDAY, March 16, 2010 at 1:30 p.m.
