Daily Digest 1/28/2025 (Grants and Loans)
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Securing Minnesota's Future with Digital Equity Capacity Funds
The Minnesota Office of Broadband Development (OBD) received over $12 million from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to implement its Digital Opportunity Plan using Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program funds.
President Trump Says Microsoft Eyeing TikTok Bid to Keep App in US (Bloomberg)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 01/28/2025 - 06:38Editorial | Why government needs independent inspectors general (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 01/28/2025 - 06:38
Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs
The American people elected Donald Trump to be President of the United States and gave him a mandate to increase the impact of every federal taxpayer dollar. In Fiscal Year 2024, of the nearly $10 trillion that the Federal Government spent, more than $3 trillion was Federal financial assistance, such as grants and loans. Career and political appointees in the Executive Branch have a duty to align Federal spending and action with the will of the American people as expressed through Presidential priorities.
Google Maps says U.S. users will see Trump’s new name for Gulf of Mexico (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 01/28/2025 - 06:30
Chairman Carr Ends Proceeding on “Bulk Billing” Arrangements
On January 24, 2025, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr ended the FCC’s consideration of a 2024 proposal that sought to regulate so-called “bulk billing” arrangements. These bulk billing programs have enabled families living in apartments and other multi-tenant environments to pay lower prices for Internet service. Chairman Carr said, "During the Biden-Harris Administration, FCC leadership put forward a ‘bulk billing’ proposal that could have raised the price of Internet service for Americans living in apartments by as much as 50 percent.