The Missouri Broadband Development office has been carrying out an extensive public engagement process as it plans for its Connecting All Missourians programs to provide high-quality, affordable internet access across the state. Director BJ Tanksley says one of the largest concerns he’s heard is a lack of access…

This engagement process will inform the state of Missouri’s plans for spending more than $100 million toward broadband deployment and more than $20 million toward addressing non-infrastructure barriers.

Tanksley says that the tour concludes Wednesday the 16th in Warrenton and Manchester and Thursday the 17th in Rolla and Camdenton, but says the work’s not over…