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Kentucky seeking input on efforts to expand broadband

Jun. 28, 2021 04:00 AM EDT
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky is seeking input from broadband providers in the next phase of an effort to expand internet access, Gov. Andy Beshear said. ...

The Louisiana State Senate is shown on a TV at a House lawmaker's desk on the last day of the legislative session, Thursday, June 10, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
Louisiana steers federal money to infrastructure upgrades

By Melinda Deslatte Jun. 15, 2021 05:11 PM EDT

Santee Cooper is ready to offer broadband on its extra lines

May. 29, 2021 12:09 PM EDT
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (AP) — Santee Cooper is taking applications from companies that want to use its extra fiber and transmission lines to bring broadband...

$750M in virus aid for NC broadband expansion OK'd by House

May. 26, 2021 06:27 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina House unanimously approved legislation on Wednesday that aims to spend $750 million in federal coronavirus relief funds...

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper delivers his State of the State address before a joint session of the North Carolina House and Senate, Monday, April 26, 2021, in Raleigh, N.C. (Robert Willett/The News & Observer via AP)
Broadband, education atop Cooper's $5.7B virus aid proposals

By Gary D. Robertson May. 19, 2021 04:34 AM EDT

DeWine signs bill on grant program to help expand broadband

May. 17, 2021 04:53 PM EDT
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) — Gov. Mike DeWine signed legislation Monday creating a grant program meant to help expand broadband access in underserved and rural...

FILE - In this Tuesday Aug. 4, 2020, file photo, volunteer Wendy Dutler hands out computers during a drive-thru giveaway event in Dallas. Americans can begin applying for $50 off their internet bill on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, as part of an emergency government program to keep people connected during the pandemic. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Emergency program to give people $50 off internet bill

By Tali Arbel May. 12, 2021 12:01 AM EDT

New Mexico to fund blimp broadband study for rural internet

By Cedar Attanasio Apr. 27, 2021 04:45 PM EDT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is finalizing a $3.2 million contract to a dirigible manufacturer to study the viability of distributing high-speed internet...

Maine gov: Expanding high-speed internet critical for state

Apr. 27, 2021 11:44 AM EDT
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine's governor told a legislative committee on Tuesday that the creation of a new connectivity authority would help bring affordable...

Dane County forms task force to expand internet access

Apr. 24, 2021 09:59 AM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Officials in Dane County have created a task force to explore how to expand internet access for rural residents. The...

Editorial Roundup: Tennessee

By The Associated Press Apr. 21, 2021 03:39 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Tennessee newspapers: ___ April 20 The Johnson City Press on continuing...

FILE - In this April 12, 2021 file photo, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer U.S. talks about the statewide COVID-19 vaccination effort during a press conference in Ypsilanti, Mich. A recent spike in coronavirus cases in some states has led one of the nation's top health experts to suggest that governors could “close things down” like they did during previous surges. But that doesn't appear likely to happen — not even in states led by Democratic governors who favored greater restrictions in the past. (Lon Horwedel/Detroit News via AP, File)
Whitmer vetoes GOP broadband bill: Too costly and too slow

By Anna Liz Nichols Apr. 14, 2021 06:31 PM EDT

New Mexico leads US Southwest in broadband needs

By Susan Montoya Bryan Apr. 12, 2021 04:13 PM EDT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has the highest percentage of residents in the U.S. Southwest without adequate broadband internet service, a problem...

Vermont governor outlines spending for $1B in COVID relief

Apr. 07, 2021 02:14 PM EDT
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Gov. Phil Scott wants the state to use some of the more than $1 billion in federal COVID-19 assistance money to help improve...

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 file photo, Kelly Mack works on her laptop to teach remotely from her early 1940s vintage camper/trailer in her backyard at home in Evanston, Ill. Even though the federal government has spent tens of billions of dollars to close the digital divide, tens of millions of Americans still aren’t online. The Biden administration has now broached a big number, $100 billion, in an effort to get all Americans connected. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
EXPLAINER: What Biden's new $100B plan for broadband means

By Tali Arbel Apr. 03, 2021 10:14 AM EDT

Michigan House passes bill to improve rural internet access

By Anna Liz Nichols Mar. 25, 2021 04:39 PM EDT
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan House on Thursday approved a bill to encourage internet companies to provide broadband access to underserved areas after the...

Democratic State, Sen. Carrie Hamblen of Las Cruces, N.M., left, and Sen. Linda Lopez of Albuquerque, hold a discussion on the floor of the New Mexico State Senate in Santa Fe, N.M., Friday, March 19, 2021. The New Mexico Legislature was rushing to send final bills to the governor before the end of the annual legislative session at noon on Saturday, March 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
New Mexico legislative session reshapes education spending

By Cedar Attanasio Mar. 19, 2021 04:03 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Mar. 17, 2021 05:41 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ March 16 The South Florida Sun Sentinel on major...

Fire marshal Geronimo Griego inspects the COVID-19 signage at a gym in the Nina Otero Community School on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The elementary school planed to open its doors to around 60 of its 700 enrolled students after around 15% of teachers volunteered to work in-person. After a virtual ban on large-scale in-person learning programs for the past 11 months, New Mexico schools can now bring students in-person at 50% capacity after passing fire marshal inspections. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)
New Mexico Legislature seeks reforms to spur internet access

By Cedar Attanasio Mar. 03, 2021 03:40 PM EST

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee delivers his State of the State Address in War Memorial Auditorium, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
$200M broadband push ahead, Tennessee mulls new coverage map

By Jonathan Mattise Feb. 24, 2021 02:06 PM EST