A bill to no longer require cities and towns to post legal notices in newspapers has received a public hearing. 

Representing the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, Litchfield First Selectman Leo Paul, says municipal website postings is the quickest, most transparent and cost effective way to get information to the most residents.

But Connecticut Daily Newspaper Association Executive Director Chris VanDeHoef opposed the bill.  VanDeHoef says newspapers are providing a service by being an independent 3rd party arbiter of the notices.