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Can a $42B internet expansion plan close WA's digital divide?
After billions in telecom subsidies, it may take a new public approach to connect some 'last mile' areas like rural Grays Harbor County to broadband.
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Help us fact-check the FCC’s spotty broadband maps
Look up your address to check the accuracy of the maps, which could impact up to $900 million in federal aid to Washington.
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New state rules could expand public broadband in rural WA
A proposal from Washington's Public Works Board would limit the power of private companies' objections to stall public broadband projects.
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Housing vouchers sit unused at some rural Washington agencies
COVID stimulus gave public housing authorities new resources. While King County leads the nation in distribution, that's not the case across the state.
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Yakima, Spokane counties forfeit nearly $2M in federal rental aid
The U.S. Treasury pulled funds from jurisdictions that didn't meet the deadline to distribute at least 20% of their most recent allocation.