Apparently the MN Broadband Task Force was announced in mid-July. (I did write about them when the list was pending.) Also, the first meeting has been scheduled for September 19. There is no agenda on the website. It’s not clear whether the meeting will be in-person, online or a hybrid. I suspect that even if it is held in person that an online option will be available too.
On July 14, 2023, Governor Walz and Lt. Governor Flanagan announced the members of the Governor’s Task Force on Broadband who will serve during the Walz/Flanagan administration’s second term. The appointed members, whose terms were effective July 19, 2023 and expire April 4, 2027, are:
Chair
Tewodros (Teddy) Bekele
Senior VP/CTO, Land O’LakesMembers
Ini Augustine
Chief Executive Officer, Technologist Computers
Bruce Crane
Area Vice-President, Communications Workers of America
Steve Fenske
General Counsel, Minnesota Association of Townships
Gail Hedstrom
Director of the Fergus Falls Public Library
Adam Hutchens
Marketing Representative, Laborers’ International Union of North America
Marc Johnson
Executive Director, East Central Minnesota Educational Cable Cooperative
Daniel Lightfoot
Intergovernmental Relations Representative/Federal Relations Manager, League of Minnesota Cities
Paul McDonald
Board Chair, St. Louis County Commissioners
Phil Stalboerger
Senior VP, Medical Transportation ManagementJohn Twiest
CEO/General Manager, Arrowhead Electric Cooperative
David Wolf
CEO, Gardonville Coop Telephone Association
Melissa Wolf
Government Relations Manager, Midco
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