Five local legislators fielded questions from members of the Morgantown Area Partnership and the Board of Realtors Thursday morning during the annual legislative breakfast. Sens. Mike Caputo […]
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Mon Commission wants to talk broadband with municipalities
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission was planning to conduct stakeholder meetings on the county’s comprehensive broadband plan in September. A recent special meeting of Star City […]
Don’t trap people in digital slow lane
Although Republicans recoiled when President Joe Biden unveiled his sweeping infrastructure plan in March, a bipartisan group of senators has thrown its support behind one of the […]
Star City discusses potential Atlantic Broadband agreement
STAR CITY – Star City Council held a special meeting Thursday evening to observe a presentation and have a discussion related to a potential agreement between the […]
County residents asked to participate in broadband initiative
MORGANTOWN — To get where you want to go, it helps to know where you are. The Monongalia County Commission wants broadband access for every resident in […]
A Senate bill that can bridge the U.S. digital divide
Too many people across the country are left behind because they don’t have reliable, affordable access to the internet. But a bipartisan push to close this digital […]
AARP pushes broadband program
Newsroom@DominionPost.com CHARLESTON — AARP West Virginia is encouraging Mountain State residents who are without access to high-speed internet or struggling to afford it to look into the […]
Firm says Mon County broadband plan should be ready in nine months
MORGANTOWN — Nine months. That, according to Ice Miller Whiteboard’s Lindsay Miller, is how long it will take to pull Monongalia County’s comprehensive broadband plan together. Miller […]
Internet security just as important as access
Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito both stand opposed to President Biden’s broad infrastructure proposal. Both would prefer to see a slimmed-down version focused on traditional […]
Commission selects Ohio firm for broadband planning
MORGANTOWN — The creation of a comprehensive, county-wide broadband plan is ready to proceed. The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday selected Columbus, Ohio-based Ice Miller Whiteboard as […]