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Missouri Lawmakers Fear AI BIll Could Jeopardize Non-Deployment Funds: Report
States with ‘onerous’ AI laws are set to be ineligible for the funding – $900 million in Missouri’s case.
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States with ‘onerous’ AI laws are set to be ineligible for the funding – $900 million in Missouri’s case.
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The administration’s actions have now halted regulation in at least two states.
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House Democrats want a briefing 'immediately' on the issue.
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Agency guidance on the issue was expected March 11.
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NTIA has been taking input on how to allow states to spend the roughly $21 billion in remaining program funds.
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The agency tapped Tricia J. Paoletta and Matthew Plaster as senior advisors
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The state wants to see non-deployment funding for workforce development, permitting assistance.
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NTIA Administrator cited cost savings, preparations for WRC-27 and future wireless networks.
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The shift followed a December executive order aligning broadband execution with federal artificial intelligence policy.
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Citizens Broadband Radio Service hasn’t got an explicit defense from the Trump administration, but the FCC hasn’t said it intends to alter it.
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There are currently 15 federal agencies using the airwaves.
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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, also Republicans, also want the funding.
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He proposed that Commerce limit spending to AI or 'America First' policies like workforce development.
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Experts noted NTIA could still change states’ draft spending plans.
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The Trump administration isn't eager for states to spend money on efforts other than deploying infrastructure.
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State broadband offices worry they’ll get the short end of the pencils they are sharpening.