Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, left, accompanied by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company CEO C.C. Wei, speaks as he joins President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on March 3, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images)
California opened applications for $50 million in funding designed to improve connectivity and digital skills, but a federal funding freeze puts the program's future in question.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, left, accompanied by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company CEO C.C. Wei, speaks as he joins President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on March 3, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images)
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said he's “ripping out” the “pointless requirements” inserted by former President Joe Biden into the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program.