Maryland to use federal stimulus aid for broadband, poor families.

Gov. Larry Hogan and leading state Democrats agree on framework to spend $3.9 billion in federal aid.

'Maryland’s political leaders plan to use the massive influx of federal stimulus money coming to the state for an unprecedented investment in expanding broadband access, both in the state’s rural reaches and its underserved urban communities that cannot afford to connect.

The proposal to use $300 million of the estimated $3.9 billion in federal aid is a marquee part of a broad, bipartisan spending plan outlined Wednesday by Gov. Larry Hogan (R), House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County) and Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City).'>>>

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