Mason - The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, a component of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, provides $42.45 billion to expand high-speed internet access to unserved and underserved locations across the country. Funding was allocated on a state-by-state basis, with Michigan receiving $1.559 billion. 

MASON — The Ingham County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to participate in a program to eliminate medical debt for more than 20,000 county residents.