{"id":6255,"date":"2021-06-02T15:26:17","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T19:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/bayer\/?p=6255"},"modified":"2021-06-02T15:26:17","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T19:26:17","slug":"senator-bayer-on-new-high-speed-internet-office-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/2021\/06\/02\/senator-bayer-on-new-high-speed-internet-office-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Bayer on New High-Speed Internet Office"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LANSING, Mich. (June 2, 2021) \u2014 Sen.&nbsp;<strong>Rosemary Bayer<\/strong>&nbsp;(D-Beverly Hills) issued the following statement today after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the creation of the Michigan High-Speed Internet Office. The office will be housed in the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) and deal with infrastructure issues pertaining to widespread broadband access for all Michigan residents:<br \/><br \/>\u201cWidespread internet access is not a luxury, it\u2019s a necessity in this 21st-century economy. I\u2019m glad that Gov. Whitmer is stepping up to promote broadband access for all Michiganders, and I know LEO will help connect more people in our state to the internet than ever before. If we want to bring high-quality, high-paying jobs to Michigan, then everyone must have access to stable and reliable internet. These investments into a critical aspect of our infrastructure must be a priority, as they will have long-lasting, positive effects for our children and working adults.<br \/><br \/>\u201cThe COVID-19 pandemic exposed the massive difference in equitable access to internet throughout our state. Many people struggled in digital classrooms and with working remotely, with slow or no access to internet often exacerbating these problems. If we want to make Michigan a place for the future, we must step up&nbsp;<strong><em>now<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;and invest into a technology that is never going away.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANSING, Mich. (June 2, 2021) \u2014 Sen.&nbsp;Rosemary Bayer&nbsp;(D-Beverly Hills) issued the following statement today after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the creation of the Michigan High-Speed Internet Office. The office will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-statement"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.4 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Senator Bayer on New High-Speed Internet Office - Senator Rosemary Bayer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/2021\/06\/02\/senator-bayer-on-new-high-speed-internet-office-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Senator Bayer on New High-Speed Internet Office\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"LANSING, Mich. (June 2, 2021) \u2014 Sen.&nbsp;Rosemary Bayer&nbsp;(D-Beverly Hills) issued the following statement today after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the creation of the Michigan High-Speed Internet Office. The office will [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/2021\/06\/02\/senator-bayer-on-new-high-speed-internet-office-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Senator Rosemary Bayer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-06-02T19:26:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/2021\/06\/02\/senator-bayer-on-new-high-speed-internet-office-2\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/2021\/06\/02\/senator-bayer-on-new-high-speed-internet-office-2\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"Senator Bayer on New High-Speed Internet Office\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-06-02T19:26:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/2021\/06\/02\/senator-bayer-on-new-high-speed-internet-office-2\/\"},\"wordCount\":222,\"commentCount\":0,\"articleSection\":[\"Press Statement\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/2021\/06\/02\/senator-bayer-on-new-high-speed-internet-office-2\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/2021\/06\/02\/senator-bayer-on-new-high-speed-internet-office-2\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/2021\/06\/02\/senator-bayer-on-new-high-speed-internet-office-2\/\",\"name\":\"Senator Bayer on New High-Speed Internet Office - Senator Rosemary Bayer\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-06-02T19:26:17+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/2021\/06\/02\/senator-bayer-on-new-high-speed-internet-office-2\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/2021\/06\/02\/senator-bayer-on-new-high-speed-internet-office-2\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/2021\/06\/02\/senator-bayer-on-new-high-speed-internet-office-2\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Senator Bayer on New High-Speed Internet Office\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/\",\"name\":\"Senator Rosemary Bayer\",\"description\":\"Michigan Senate Democrats\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/author\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Senator Bayer on New High-Speed Internet Office - Senator Rosemary Bayer","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/2021\/06\/02\/senator-bayer-on-new-high-speed-internet-office-2\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Senator Bayer on New High-Speed Internet Office","og_description":"LANSING, Mich. (June 2, 2021) \u2014 Sen.&nbsp;Rosemary Bayer&nbsp;(D-Beverly Hills) issued the following statement today after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the creation of the Michigan High-Speed Internet Office. The office will [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/2021\/06\/02\/senator-bayer-on-new-high-speed-internet-office-2\/","og_site_name":"Senator Rosemary Bayer","article_published_time":"2021-06-02T19:26:17+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/2021\/06\/02\/senator-bayer-on-new-high-speed-internet-office-2\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/2021\/06\/02\/senator-bayer-on-new-high-speed-internet-office-2\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Senator Bayer on New High-Speed Internet Office","datePublished":"2021-06-02T19:26:17+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/2021\/06\/02\/senator-bayer-on-new-high-speed-internet-office-2\/"},"wordCount":222,"commentCount":0,"articleSection":["Press Statement"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/2021\/06\/02\/senator-bayer-on-new-high-speed-internet-office-2\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/2021\/06\/02\/senator-bayer-on-new-high-speed-internet-office-2\/","url":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/2021\/06\/02\/senator-bayer-on-new-high-speed-internet-office-2\/","name":"Senator Bayer on New High-Speed Internet Office - Senator Rosemary Bayer","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/#website"},"datePublished":"2021-06-02T19:26:17+00:00","author":{"@id":""},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/2021\/06\/02\/senator-bayer-on-new-high-speed-internet-office-2\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/2021\/06\/02\/senator-bayer-on-new-high-speed-internet-office-2\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/2021\/06\/02\/senator-bayer-on-new-high-speed-internet-office-2\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Senator Bayer on New High-Speed Internet Office"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/","name":"Senator Rosemary Bayer","description":"Michigan Senate Democrats","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"","url":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/author\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6255\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}