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State of the States Addresses Reveal Top Tech Agendas The nation s governors signaled strong support for connecting citizens with investments in broadband expansion, more online services and virtual health-care delivery. Government Technology | February 3, 2021 | News
When the nation’s governors delivered their annual State of the State addresses in 2020, broadband was on a notable upswing. In fact, our story last year included in its headline “Broadband Is Critical Infrastructure,” detailing the increased prevalence of talking about connectivity needs in these speeches the address each state’s top elected official uses to set their policy agenda for the coming year. In 2020, some even included specific plans and budget allocations to support their efforts.
Minnesota announces $20 million in grants for broadband projects
Approximately $20 million in grant funding was set aside for both the 2020 and 2021 rounds of the program by the Minnesota Legislature in 2019 amid a larger state government effort to make high-speed internet more widely accessible. Written By: Matthew Guerry | ×
ST. PAUL Thirty-nine projects across Minnesota meant to bring internet access to the masses will split a total of $20.6 million in grant funding, state officials announced Thursday, Jan. 28
Broadband infrastructure projects funded in the latest round of the state Department of Employment and Economic Development s broadband grant program range from Lyon County in the southwest part of the state to St. Louis County in the northeast. Local funding will this year match the grants at $33.6 million.
Minnesota announces $20 million in grants for broadband projects
Approximately $20 million in grant funding was set aside for both the 2020 and 2021 rounds of the program by the Minnesota Legislature in 2019 amid a larger state government effort to make high-speed internet more widely accessible. Written By: Matthew Guerry | ×
ST. PAUL Thirty-nine projects across Minnesota meant to bring internet access to the masses will split a total of $20.6 million in grant funding, state officials announced Thursday, Jan. 28
Broadband infrastructure projects funded in the latest round of the state Department of Employment and Economic Development s broadband grant program range from Lyon County in the southwest part of the state to St. Louis County in the northeast. Local funding will this year match the grants at $33.6 million.
2021 State of the State address
Gov. Laura Kelly delivered the annual State of the State address Tuesday evening via a virtual broadcast.
While the speech is typically given to a room full of state senators and representatives, Kelly used the virtual format to “have a conversation” with Kansans about the current circumstances and the plan going forward.
Kelly began her speech with an update on Kansas’s vaccine-distribution efforts, saying that 84,555 Kansans have been vaccinated and that the state is currently in the CDC vaccine tracker’s top tier for “vaccines administered per capita.”
Kansas is currently in phase one of a five-phase plan to distribute the vaccine. Phase one includes healthcare workers and long-term-care workers and residents. Officials hope to enter phase two by the end of January.