What the heck is up with this? I saw this on Texas Kaos , which had linked to a diary by Cleanair over at Burnt Orange Report.
In a nutshell, the paper wants an extra payment of $16,000 from the County to print the precinct locations for the primary.
I can't imagine a newspaper demanding payment to print important voter information. I think the paper needs to hear from citizens everywhere that are outraged about a decision like this.
The diarist at Burnt Orange contacted both the newspaper (and got a "we'll get back to you" answer.) and the Travis County Clerk, who confirmed the payment request.
???
This is not an advertisement - this is public information, a public service. Isn't that what newspapers are supposed to provide for the citizens?
Here is a link to the paper with their contact information for anyone interested in making sure the voters of Travis County can get the information they need to get out to their precincts on March 4!!!
Austin American-Statesman contact page
You can reach Rich Oppel's (Editor) office at the Statesman at 512-445-3664
Thanks y'all - I thought this community would like to know - and take some citizen action.