Sen. Brown, others to discuss broadband funding at workshop

Sen. Sherrod Brown, the United States Department of Agriculture and Connect Ohio are teaming up for a workshop on broadband funding opportunities in Columbus next Mon., July 27. Sen. Brown will be joined by USDA Under Secretary of Rural Development Dallas Tonsager and Connect Ohio Executive Director Tom Fritz. They’ll discuss competitive funding opportunities through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

The event will be held at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center on Fred Taylor Dr. Registration begins at 10 a.m.