The $250 million package would provide funding for infrastructure projects, disaster mitigation, data collection — and payments to workers impacted by severe drought.
A historic federal investment in rural broadband will determine the future of Oregon internet access for generations.
Maupin’s publicly owned fiber-optic network has made COVID-19 challenges more manageable and could accelerate the exodus of workers from cities.
Rural economies, seeded with connectivity, are bridging the digital divide and growing a local crop of tech-based business.