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Howard Lutnick
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testifies during a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on fiscal year 2026 budget requests for the Department of Commerce, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 5, 2025. (Oliver Contreras / AFP via Getty Images)

Commerce Sec. Lutnick releases new BEAD guidance, with ‘tech-neutral approach’

As promised, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has released new guidance for the nationwide broadband overhaul, rescinding final approvals in several states.
By Keely Quinlan

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South Carolina Rep. Brandon Guffey speaks during a roundtable discussion on the “Take It Down Act” in the Mike Mansfield Room at the U.S. Capitol on March 3, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Kayla Bartkowski / Getty Images)

State lawmakers push back on federal proposal to limit AI regulation

More than 260 state legislators from all 50 states have signed a letter opposing a provision in the federal budget reconciliation bill that would limit state power…
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Howard Lutnick
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick delivers remarks during the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Annual Days of Remembrance ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on April 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)

BEAD uncertainty has state broadband chiefs advancing slowly, cautiously

In the face of looming changes to BEAD, several state broadband chiefs said their offices were slowly moving ahead with the program.
By Keely Quinlan
Frank LaRose
Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (C) and West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner (R) look on during a House Administration Committee hearing in the Longworth House Office Building at the U.S. Capitol on September 11, 2024 in Washington, D.C. The hearing examined “American Confidence in Elections” while looking forward to the 2024 Presidential Election in just under two months. (Bonnie Cash / Getty Images)

Ohio secretary of state pushes new security directive for county election boards

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose directed all 88 boards of elections in his state to implement a host of security protocols, but noted that federal funding…
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a hearing with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Capitol Hill on May 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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