According to the Faribault Daily News, Representative Patti Fritz supports continued funding for broadband for rural areas…

As your representative during the 2013 to 2014 sessions, I was proud to fund broadband internet. Not just as a means for quicker access to information for all, but as a means to support students and small business in Greater Minnesota. Broadband internet is imperative for companies to compete in a 21st century economy that works for everyone.

This is why I am concerned as to why the GOP, with $2 billion surplus, ignored the needs of Greater Minnesota and refused to make the serious investments that are needed. This is not a Democrat or GOP issue, this is the right thing to do. We need to all come together and advocate for expanding and investing in broadband for Greater Minnesota now.