What’s New in Digital Equity: Brooklyn’s Laptop Fix-a-thon
This week in “What’s New in Digital Equity” — our weekly look at government digital equity and broadband news — we have a number of interesting items, which you can
Countering the Politics of Deservingness in the Fight for Digital Equity
Phoenix, Arizona—December 22, 2024: Then President-elect of the United States Donald Trump and US Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) at the 2024 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center. Gage Skidmore via
CT libraries lose $20 million as Trump cuts digital equity programs
In May, President Donald Trump announced on social media that he was ending the Digital Equity Act, a federal program created under President Biden to help underserved communities improve their
What’s New in Digital Equity: Washington State Leadership Change
This week in “What’s New in Digital Equity” — our weekly look at government digital equity and broadband news — we have a number of interesting items, which you can
Inside report: Food bank data and the Digital Equity Act
On this week’s Priorities Podcast, the StateScoop team breaks down what the recent cancellation of the Digital Equity Act will mean for states and communities that were expecting the funding
CT loses $20M as Trump cuts digital equity programs
Employees at the Hartford Public Library were overjoyed early this year when they learned they’d be receiving $50,000 to help expand digital literacy and skills in the region. Staffers immediately
digital equity Archives – PubliCola
Image by Colin via Wikimedia Commons As a state program to improve digital equity shuts down, the group that distributes state funds to dozens of small nonprofits and the State
DOGE terminates $9 million state digital equity grant
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – A $9 million federal grant to the state Economic Development Department recently got DOGE’d. But the department and Gov. Patrick Morrisey both failed to answer questions about
State, local organizations ask Commerce Dept. to reinstate Digital Equity Act
In a letter Wednesday to Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick and Adam Cassady, acting administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, more than 140 state and local organizations asked for
Black Churches 4 Digital Equity Host Bible Study on Juneteenth
June 18, 2025 – The Black Churches 4 Digital Equity Coalition meets Thursday for an annual Juneteenth Bible study. The event will center the Bible study on celebrating and empowering