Changes the Ohio Senate made to its version of the state’s next budget bill could set back the state’s work on broadband expansion and threaten existing municipal networks. The House version included $190 million in funding for a new broadband expansion grant program, established by House Bill 2 earlier this year. House Bill 2, which passed the Senate unanimously April 28, included an initial $20 million in funding for that program, with more expected to come from the budget. Then, the Senate unveiled its own version of the bill—one that completely cut broadband funding.