By Katherine Gregg
The General Assembly has won some well-deserved praise for recent website upgrades that allow e-mail updates on bills and live streaming of floor sessions and major committee hearings, which are then archived on the website.
But what about a search option that would allow the public to see all the votes by an individual lawmaker has taken?
Many states lack that option, but some, such as Vermont, South Carolina and Virginia, have it.
House spokesman Larry Berman says the option is not out of the question for Rhode Island. Once the current session is over, leaders will consider other possible improvements, and "that is something that we will be looking at," he said.