Bringing the feds into the 21st century

A local congressman has begun an effort to modernize the process of government oil and gas lease sales, and he should be commended.

U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge, introduced a bill that would move those oil and gas lease sales online, taking advantage of technology that the whole world uses.

“In the real world, work gets done online — that's why I introduced this bill,” Graves said

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