Calif. $6B Broadband Plan Sails Through Legislature

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) was expected to clear $6 billion for broadband, after the Senate and Assembly widely supported the plan (see 2107130054) on Thursday. No lawmaker from either party voted nay. At the livestreamed floor session, Sen. Brian Dahle (R) praised the proposal for letting rural electric cooperatives seek funding. Dahle is “tired of hearing” criticism from private ISPs that he said failed to use earlier funding and haven’t presented solutions.