Karyn Polito in 2018 Governor's State of the State speeches

On Technology: Build out high-speed internet via local partnerships

For the past three years, Karyn Polito and I have focused on strengthening communities. Our first Executive Order created a new partnership between state and local government. Funded by the Legislature and overseen by the Lieutenant Governor, 330 cities and towns have joined this partnership. Adopting more than 800 best practices in everything from financial planning to regional collaboration. This is how government should work.

When we took office, more than 50 communities in Western Massachusetts didn't have access to high speed internet services. [Now] the vast majority of the communities that had none when we took office either have it now or have plans to install it. Thanks to this Legislature's help with funding for the build out they will all have this must have infrastructure over the next two years.

Source: Gov.Baker's 2018 Massachusetts State of the State speech Jan 23, 2018

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