Official: Kentucky Missed Chance to End Broadband Deal

News Kentucky's procurement chief said it would have cost taxpayers about $9 million in 2015 to back out of a statewide broadband network. But he said a misunderstanding of the rules governing federal education money helped convince state officials to OK the deal that has since cost taxpayers at least $88 million in delays. Contributed Author: Adam Beam, Associated Press Topics: Broadband