ME: Lawmakers back bill to add $1 million to expand broadband

CentralMaine.com: AUGUSTA — Rural Mainers and businesses struggling with slow or nonexistent Internet access could benefit from a bill that will send an additional $1 million to the state agency that oversees broadband expansion.

The Legislature’s Energy and Utilities Committee voted 9-3 Tuesday to back the proposal sponsored by Rep. Robert Saucier, D-Presque Isle, and co-sponsored by Republican and Democratic legislators from rural districts.

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