Governor Walz unveiled his budget yesterday, it included $170 million for broadband…

Finish Broadband Statewide

The Walz-Flanagan budget invests $170 million to finish the job of bringing border[1]to-border broadband access to all Minnesotans. Over the past two years, the need for high-speed, high-quality broadband has grown dramatically. Through the past several years of the state’s border-to-border broadband program, about 93% of Minnesota households have reliable broadband. The Governor and Lieutenant Governor’s investment, which would remain a competitive matching fund grant program, would finally pave the way for achieving the state’s goal of providing every Minnesotan with reliable broadband.