BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- A dozen rural telephone companies plan to show the North Dakota House and Senate's floor debates during the next Legislature.
Spokesman Seth Arndorfer says the companies offer cable TV service to about 30,000 North Dakota households, and they want more local content.
Legislative video is already shown live on the Internet. Daily coverage alternates between the House and Senate. The video feed comes from a camera in the balcony.
Arndorfer says the video is antiquated, and he says a larger audience may provide an incentive to improve the Legislature's video coverage.
Senate Republican majority leader Bob Stenehjem wants more information about how the video can be used. He's concerned that lawmaker gaffes could show up in campaign ads.
