Gary Wellnitz News Today

Michigan government is one step closer to getting the money needed to staff a whole new office.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer created the office in June 2021 with the aim of expanding broadband Internet access to more residents, but the office as yet has no budget and therefore no fulltime staff.

As state legislators consider Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed budget, northern Michigan residents are asking them to authorize funding for the office that handles broadband projects.