Dahms says COVID exposed broadband weaknesses in SW MN

On Wednesday, State Senator Gary Dahms of Redwood Falls told KLGR that there’s a new push for increased broadband Internet in the senate right now. This week the Senate Ag Committee is looking at three separate bills related just to increased broadband in rural Minnesota.

And the reason is related to the COVID pandemic:

Dahms said Governor Walz also has a proposal for increased rural broadband in his proposed budget.