Additional State Commissions Go to Virtual Meetings
The Nebraska Public Service Commission will do virtual meetings and no longer allows walk-ins to mitigate against COVID-19, the agency said Thursday. Public can attend telephonically starting with Tuesday’s meeting, it said. “This will be an interactive process and just…
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like our regular meetings will provide a time for public comment,” said Chair Mary Ridder. The Nebraska PSC urged carriers to pledge to keep Nebraskans connected by removing data caps, waiving installation and equipment fees and providing free or "near-free" services for at least two months. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission will conduct next Thursday's meeting telephonically. The Idaho Public Utilities Commission moved to telephonic meetings Wednesday. The North Carolina Utilities Commission suspended all hearings until April 13 earlier this week. The Virginia State Corporation Commission said starting Friday it won't allow in-person business during the emergency. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed an executive order Wednesday temporarily changing the state Open Meetings Act to let public bodies conduct meetings electronically until April 16. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) Wednesday directed higher education institutions to shift exclusively to online learning. Many state commissions are revising procedures (see 2003170005).