We got a sneak peek at the news last month at the Broadband conference when a staffer allowed that there would be some big numbers associated with the 2016 broadband budget, now the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that big number is $100 million…

Gov. Mark Dayton is laying out a high-speed Internet marker by proposing a $100 million infusion to help bring broadband to more rural Minnesota areas.

Dayton proposed the substantial increase in grant funding on Thursday as he reacted to news of a nearly $1.9 billion projected surplus. Last spring, the Legislature put $10 million into a competitive grant account after $20 million the year before. Demand for that money far outstripped the available resources.