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Guest host: Mary Tillotson
E-mail has transformed the way politicians and constituents communicate. In 2004, Congress received four times more constituent communications than in 1995. Yet, the staffing levels of Members' personal offices have not changed. Join us as we explore the challenges and possibilities of internet communications between citizens and government.
Brad Fitch, Deputy Director, Congressional Management Foundation
Kathy Goldschmidt, Director of Technology Research, Congressional Management Foundation
Michael Cornfield, Adjunct Professor, George Washington University; Senior Research Consultant, Pew Internet & American Life Project; and Author, “Politics Moves Online: Campaigning and the Internet” (The Century Foundation)
Guest host: Mary Tillotson
One hundred twelve years ago, a group of American merchants and U.S. Marines overthrew the Kingdom of Hawaii. Now a new bill looks to give native Hawaiians the same rights as American Indians and Native Alaskans- sovereignty, the right to rule themselves. We find out what this means for Hawaii and its citizens.
Robert Klein, board counsel, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and in private practice with McCorriston, Miller, Mukai & MacKinnon
DeSoto Brown, Collection Manager, Bishop Museum Archives, Honolulu, Hawaii
Mark Bennett, Attorney General of Hawaii
Richard Rowland, President and CEO, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii
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