Digital Equity Act funding faces Trump move to end program
Rural broadband efforts reach older adults and veterans while critics cite bipartisan support for Digital Equity Act. Angela Siefer of National Digital Inclusion Alliance warns that halting funding harms access to hotspots, laptops, and online services for seniors, students, and job seekers. Nonprofits like Free Geek report funding gaps threaten training and digital literacy programs nationwide.
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Settlement ends Iowa professor dispute over 2017 audit
Flatte, F Wendell Miller Professor of Physics at the University of Iowa, reached a settlement May 6 with the university to hold the Miller professorship through 2020 and receive 6000 for faculty work after a prolonged dispute over a December 2017 state auditor report. Officials had stripped him of office and procurement and conference powers before reversing actions.
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