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Flush with cash, Gov. Mills touts proposal for new state broadband agency
The Maine Connectivity Authority would be established with up to $129 million provided to Maine through the Biden administration s American Rescue Plan Act.
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Maine Rep. Seth Berry, right, (D-Bowdoinham), bumps elbows with Sen. Richard Bennett (R-Oxford) while discussing a plan to create a new broadband agency in Maine, with Heather Johnson, commissioner of the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development, at the State House in Augusta on Monday. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal
A bipartisan proposal before the Maine State House would create a new state agency to guide and help fund a rollout of universal broadband internet service in Maine.
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At the same time, businesses of all sizes continue to be crushed by COVID-related restrictions, especially in blue states. In February, nearly one-quarter of U.S. small and medium-sized businesses were closed up from 14 percent in October. The worst may be yet to come: 13 percent of small business owners millions of employers are prepared to close their doors if economic conditions do not improve later this year.
Then there’s unemployment. Based on the U6 unemployment rate, which accounts for workers who have quit looking for a job and part-time employees looking for full-time work, joblessness is well above 10 percent of the labor market. Last year, over 8 million American families experienced job loss, and millions more remain impacted.
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