Proposed BOOST Act aiming to increase broadband access
Large areas of Thumb would be eligible to take part
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A map of areas in Michigan s Lower Peninsula where residents will be eligible to receive a tax credit under the BOOST Act. (Photo provided/ David Russell)
With many efforts already in progress to increase broadband connectivity in rural Michigan, another plan is in the works from one of the state’s congressmen.
U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar, who represents Michigan’s 4th Congressional district which covers parts of 15 counties in the central and northern regions of the Lower Peninsula, recently announced the Broadening Online Opportunities through Simple Technologies Act, which would help homeowners cover the cost of connecting online.
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Republic-Michigamme Schools seventh-grade student John Wheeler works on a Chromebook in August after 75 of the computers were donated to Republic-Michigamme Schools by Louis Verville, a member of the Republic Central Schools Class of 1958 and owner of RLM Industries in Oxford Township. Since March, schools across the state have developed remote learning networks for their staff and students to provide social-distanced learning with technology such as Chromebooks, leaving many wondering what the fate of snow days might be in this new era. (Journal file photo)
LANSING It’s 6:30 in the morning. Knowing you should be getting ready for school, you stare at the morning news, waiting to see your school’s name flash across the screen. After what feels like an eternity, it scrolls past and it hits you it’s a snow day!