Legislative Audio and Video Podcasts

May 2008

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State legislatures have been offering streaming audio and video webcasts of legislative proceedings for more than a decade. Many are now also offering audio feeds, podcasts or vodcasts that educate, inform and involve citizens in the legislative process.

Alaska Legislature
Legislative Process Video (wmv)

Connecticut Legislature
Joining the Debate Video (wmv)

Connecticut Senate Democrats
http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pod.html

Florida House of Representatives
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/contentViewer.aspx?Category=HouseFeatures&File=podcasts.htm

Georgia Senate
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/senate/newsroom.htm

Indiana House Republications
http://www.in.gov/legislative/house_republicans/podcast/index.html

Maine Senate Democrats Video Podcasts (YouTube)
http://www.youtube.com/user/mainesenate

Michigan Senate
http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/

Minnesota House
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/rss/committees.asp

Minnesota Representatives (many offer podcasts)
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/housemembers.asp

Missouri Senate (Senate Communications)
http://www.senate.mo.gov/05info/press-room/radio.html

Oklahoma Senate - 2008 podcasts
http://www.oksenate.gov/news/podcasts.html

Oregon Senate Republicans
http://www.leg.state.or.us/senaterepublicans/news.htm#podcast

Pennsylvania Senate Republicans
http://www.pasenategop.com/podcasts.htm/

Pennsylvania House Democrats
http://www.pahouse.com/RSSPodcast.asp

Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/podcasts/

Washington -- TVW
http://www.tvw.org/media/podcasts.cfm?bhcp=1

Washington Senate Democrats
http://www.sdc.wa.gov/podcast.htm

Washington Senate Republicans
http://www.senaterepublicans.wa.gov/multimedia/podcasts/
http://www.senaterepublicans.wa.gov/multimedia/vodcasts/

Washington House Democrats
http://housedemocrats.wa.gov/podcast_explanation.asp

Source: NCSL review of state legislative websites, May 2008

Please contact Pam Greenberg with updates and changes to this list. 303-364-7700 ext. 1413, pam.greenberg at ncsl.org.

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