Remote access to public meetings a pandemic legacy to celebrate

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MORE ACCESS: John Marion, executive director of Common Cause Rhode Island, says the General Assembly needs to pass legislation preserving remote access to public meetings after the pandemic ends. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
MORE ACCESS: John Marion, executive director of Common Cause Rhode Island, says the General Assembly needs to pass legislation preserving remote access to public meetings after the pandemic ends. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

There are few positive things the pandemic will be remembered for, but the ability of government to be able to reach out to more citizens through public meetings via Zoom and other online platforms should be one of them. “The pandemic showed us people could participate [in government] remotely,” said John Marion, Common Cause Rhode

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