Stephanie Lai
Gov Northam announces plan to achieve universal broadband across Virginia
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam (D) is announcing a $700 million plan to achieve universal broadband accessibility across Virginia by 2024, a historic investment in broadband for a state long beset by a digital divide. Northam and Sen Mark R. Warner (D-VA) will meet in Abingdon with legislative leaders June 16 to unveil their proposal for spending a portion of the state’s $4.3 billion in federal coronavirus relief funding under the American Rescue Plan.