+1 State BroadBand Office

What is happening? Mississippi is considering HB 1029 (2022 | MS) that creates the Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi office to  create a streamlined, central process for how broadband dollars are doled out for projects.

Why is this important? Mississippi has an exception for open meetings for state offices, but not for state commissions or boards.

How will this be important? I might suggest the takeaway here isn’t the statewide broadband planning in a standalone group, but more importantly may be the dispensing of 100s of millions by a ste office that isn’t subject to open records.

Governing | Mississippi Creates Statewide Broadband Development Office