FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
Iowa lawmakers to push solutions to bridge ‘digital divide’ amplified by pandemic [Moline Dispatch and Rock Island Argus, Ill.]
Jan. 10—Republicans and Democrats in the Iowa Legislature say they plan to pay special focus on bridging the state’s so-called “digital divide.”
Lawmakers said they intend to push forward additional funding and legislation to facilitate continued expansion of high-speed broadband internet across the state, with more and more Iowans working and learning from home and accessing medical care online.
The Iowa Legislative session begins Monday.
House Speaker Pat Grassley has established a new Information Technology Committee in the Iowa House, to examine broadband and cyber security issues and focus on state technology infrastructure.