Missouri applying for $142.3M in stimulus for rural broadband

MARSHFIELD — Missouri Governor Jay Nixon announced today a public-private partnership with Sho-Me Power to get $142.3 million in federal stimulus money to lay 2,500 miles of fiber optic cable and build 200 new towers to improve rural broadband Internet connections.

At a news conference at Sho-Me Power's headquarters in downtown Marshfield, Nixon said the state will formally submit its application to the federal government on Thursday for federal funds...