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Governor’s Task Force on Broadband

Monday January 13, 2025

10:00 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.

Centennial Office Building, Ladyslipper room

658 Cedar St.

Saint Paul, MN 55155

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Agenda

10:00 a.m. – 10:05 a.m. Welcome

Teddy Bekele, Chair, Minnesota Governor’s Task Force on Broadband

10:05 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Task Force Annual Report and Legislative updates with State Representatives

Senator Putnam, Chair Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development

Representative Anderson, Chair Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development

Representative Hansen, Chair Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development

10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. Approval of minutes from December 2024 Task Force Meeting

11:05 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Office of Broadband Development Overview + BEAD and Digital Opportunity Updates

Bree Maki, Executive Director, OBD

Diane Wells, Deputy Director, OBD

Hannah Buckland, Digital Equity Program Lead, OBD

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Legislative update for 2025

12:00 p.m. – 12:20 p.m. Other Business, Feedback on 2024, February 2025 Meeting Plans, Wrap-up