{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://nolan.house.gov//media-center/in-the-news/mesabi-daily-news-lake-county-gets-funds-to-expand-broadband", "Mesabi Daily News: Lake County gets funds to expand broadband", "2014-12-11", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Rick Nolan", "N000127", "nolan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Lake County will received $3.5 million in federal funds for its broadband expansion. Eighth District U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan announced on Wednesday that Lake Connections and the USDA Rural Utilities Service have reached an agreement that will allow continuation of a major rural broadband project.\n\t\u201cAs a member of Congress, I always welcome the opportunity to assist in negotiations between federal agencies and local businesses,\u201d Nolan said. \u201cI commend the local officials involved for their persistence and dedication in seeing this project through.\u201d\n\n\tLake County received $66.5 million in 2010 from the Broadband Initiatives Program to make high-speed broadband accessible to all residents through a fiber-optic network.\n\n\tLake County and eastern St. Louis County residents will now be able to purchase high-speed Internet, digital TV and voice services at competitive prices.\n\n\t\u201cThe funding will enhance Internet accessibility in the region and promote good-paying jobs by putting families and small businesses in the area on the same playing field as big city companies when it comes to accessing information,\u201d Nolan said.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://nolan.house.gov//media-center/in-the-news/mesabi-daily-news-lake-county-gets-funds-to-expand-broadband"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.042969921603799, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}