Broadband

“I think of the workforce system as infrastructure too. It's the roads and bridges that connect people to the good jobs they want and need."

A $7.4 million state grant will provide broadband expansion to 450 more homes in the northern part of the county.

Coppin State University students may be recruited to teach their neighbors how to thrive in a technology-centric world through a program known as ConnectEagle Nation in West Baltimore City.

State and local leaders highlight efforts to address the urgent need for internet access in poor neighborhoods, where the inability to conduct daily business and learn virtually this past year has left many behind.

Those who live in Baltimore’s suburbs have at least two options for cable television and high speed internet; Comcast and Verizon. But for city residents,…