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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Improving Support for Digital Health in Rural America – Sierra Sun Times
The Federal Communications Commission has approved a number of proposals for the Rural Health Care (RHC) Program to make it easier for health care providers to receive support, reduce delays in funding commitments, and improve the overall efficiency of the program.
Lawmakers want a probe, hearings into California cannabis – Los Angeles Times
California lawmakers are calling for a sweeping investigation into corruption in the state’s cannabis industry, legislative hearings on the exploitation of farmworkers and new laws to thwart labor trafficking in response to revelations of rampant abuses and worker deaths in a multibillion-dollar market that has become increasingly unmanageable
The wait for rural broadband in Sonoma County may not be much longer – Sonoma County Gazette
Construction of a broadband system for rural residents in California could begin by the end of the year, according to Golden State Connect, a regional Joint Powers Authority established to increase access to high-speed internet for residents and businesses in unincorporated areas of Sonoma County and 38 other rural member counties.