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ALBANY The state Senate’s Ethics Committee will hold a “hybrid” meeting on Monday, with participants attending both in-person and via videoconferencing. It’s a new experiment that foreshadows a looming debate over just how normal the new normal will look for public bodies. As the pandemic draws to a close, officials will need to decide how to balance the clear benefits of an increasingly online government with the loss of transparency brought about by the establishment of a Zoomocracy in which government officials hand down decrees from undisclosed locations. Anything resembling a traditional town meeting was replaced last year by soulless boxes on computer monitors, adding physical distance between people and their government and making it easier for elected officials to dodge unwanted interactions with protesters, the press, and the general public. But that shift has also made government more accessible for members of the public who might not be able to parti ....
Campus Times The Campus Times staff has worked hard on a responsive web redesign. Please bear with us as some older content may be temporarilily unavailable. To submit feedback, or to report an issue, email the Web Staff at [email protected].× Courtesy Henry Litsky, Photo Editor President Mangelsdorf and DPS Chief talk to demonstrators in frigid weather just outside of the Public Safety Building. By Wil Aiken Senior Staff and Michael Vilakazi News Editor and Henry Litsky Photo Editor ....