Calif. Governor Rejects 'Redundant' Middle-Mile Reporting

A California bill requiring more reporting on the state’s middle-mile network is duplicative, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said. The governor on Monday vetoed AB-2708, which would have required the California Department of Technology (CDT) to annually report data about cost and timing related to the Middle Mile Broadband Initiative (MMBI). “The recently adopted 2024-25 Budget augmented funding for the MMBI and codified new and additional oversight and reporting requirements on CDT for the development and operation of the MMBI,” Newsom’s veto message said. “This bill is redundant to these efforts and creates an unnecessary ongoing workload for CDT without providing additional accountability or transparency to taxpayers.”