The Governor’s Regional Solutions team for Wasco, Hood River, and Sherman counties is looking at how to get high speed broadband access to rural areas to assist in economic development.  Team member and Port of The Dalles Executive Director Andrea Klaas says they are anticipating receiving a two million dollar allocation from the state in the next year, and would like to use one-point-five million of that for developing the Internet access in rural locations.  Klaas says it’s become critical to have high-speed Internet access to allow business to take place in rural areas.