Representative Louis Riggs addresses budget challenges ahead of the 2021 legislative session.

Riggs expresses another concern.

The Hannibal Republican represents Shelby, Marion, and Monroe Counties.

Riggs’ broadband package passed in the final week of the 2020 legislative session. It protects rural broadband funding that has been designated for use in Missouri and extends the sunset for the state broadband fund to 2027. The package also extends the 5G sunset to 2025, and it enables development districts.