Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II recently announced plans to file a lawsuit against the FCC for their net neutrality regulations and is urging other states to follow in his fight. Attorney General Cuccinelli called the regulations "the most egregious of all violations of federal law".Read more

Public and private partnerships continue to deploy new broadband access and adoption projects across all 50 states toward the goal of getting every American home and business connected to high-speed Internet. Here is a look at some of those new broadband stories from around the country:

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Today, the Washington Post profiles AFrame Digital, a company based in Virginia that is using broadband to power new Health IT innovations.

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Here is a closer look at four new broadband projects getting underway in New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia:

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As funding from the national broadband stimulus continues to make its way across all 50 states, we’re highlighting some of the new high-speed Internet expansion efforts getting underway. Here is a look at three more broadband projects making news this week:

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In California, a new $66.6 million dollar public-private partnership project will build 1,300 miles of broadband fiber, connecting 110,000 homes and 11,300 businesses to high-speed Internet access. Read more about the project here.

Michigan State University has been awarded a $6 million dollar grant to expand broadband access through underserved urban areas including Detroit. The project is expected to add 2,232 new broadband enabled computers at 207 locations. "We put a major emphasis on the Detroit area," says Kurt DeMaagd, assistant professor of telecommunications at Michigan State University. "I'd say a third of our grant is for Hamramck, Highland Park and Detroit." The new computers are expected to reach more than 13,000 people. Read more here.

South Dakota has received a $20 million dollar grant toward a SDN Communications project designed to “deliver the world” of high-speed Internet to the state. “This is truly amazing technology,” Gov. Mike Rounds said. The project will install broadband access to 305 schools, government offices and public safety institutions, across 359 miles of fiber. Read more here.

Virginia’s Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative and Old Dominion University have received a $10 million dollar grant to build out 170 miles of high-speed Internet access across the southeastern region of the state. Read more about the project here.