Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA

It’s been a year of sweeping and controversial changes for a huge federal broadband initiative.

Critics say the changes prioritize “short-term gain over long-term benefits” for the federal broadband program

Pennsylvania will lose out on more than $35 million in federal funding to expand high-speed internet access after the Trump administration abruptly canceled two grant programs that were part of former President Joe Biden’s push to bring broadband to everyone in the U.S.

Two previous efforts to pass a state-funded home repair program were casualties of the budget process.