Infrastructure

Governor Dunleavy highlighted a record $183 million in federal highway funds, advancing port infrastructure in Kotzebue and Nome for Arctic shipping and national security, and celebrating Anchorage airport becoming the fourth-busiest cargo airport in the world. He detailed major progress on the Alaska LNG pipeline — calling it the most transformative infrastructure project since the Trans-Alaska Pipeline — with Glenfarne announcing Phase One advancement and $10 billion in in-state labor and materials. The state also expanded ice road maintenance to 40 rural communities and invested in broadband and ferry system improvements.

Governor Ivey emphasized Rebuild Alabama, which generated more than $2 billion for 500 road and bridge projects across all 67 counties since 2019. She highlighted broadband expansion, noting Alabama moved from near the bottom to 24th nationally, with a plan for 100% access through an internet service provider. She also noted receiving over $203 million in first-year federal Rural Health Transformation funding that would support infrastructure for healthcare delivery.

Governor Hobbs announced a new Active Management Area for La Paz County to protect groundwater infrastructure, a $30 million Colorado River Protection Fund, and a Housing Acceleration Fund to build affordable housing faster. She highlighted the reactivation of the Greater Arizona Development Authority, which enabled rural infrastructure projects like the Panther Drive Bridge in Superior, and emphasized investing in rural broadband and energy infrastructure while calling for data centers to pay their fair share for water use.

Governor Newsom highlighted $109 billion in infrastructure projects currently underway — more than 28,000 separate projects employing over 200,000 people — calling it the most since Governor Pat Brown. He cited environmental restoration, energy projects, roads and bridges, water and power, rail and ports, and broadband for rural communities. He emphasized progress on High-Speed Rail with 60 miles of guideway completed in the Central Valley, Sites Reservoir as the first above-ground water storage in 50 years, and full electrification of 51 miles of Caltrain track.

Governor Polis highlighted re-paving 2,500 miles of roads in five years, tackling the Floyd Hill project on I-70, and generating over $470 million annually in new transportation funding. He detailed progress on Mountain Passenger Rail through the Moffat Tunnel with service from Denver to Granby starting in about a year, Front Range Passenger Rail advancement, and Bustang ridership increasing fivefold to 2.3 million riders. He also emphasized more than 70 wildlife crossings statewide reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions by 90%.

Governor Lamont discussed energy infrastructure extensively, noting the state's overreliance on natural gas and efforts to diversify with Québec Hydro and Revolution Wind. He highlighted the Millstone nuclear contract returning over $100 million to ratepayers and emphasized the Naugatuck Valley as a poster child for transit-oriented development with more housing alongside more frequent rail service and new train stations.

Governor Meyer emphasized that Delaware is closer than ever to universal high-speed broadband, with 72% of residents able to make high-speed video calls from home. He highlighted the Diamond State Port Corporation's Edgemoor Port expansion as a once-in-a-generation project and called for increased energy generation including the 1.7-gigawatt U.S. Wind project and nuclear energy feasibility.

Governor Kemp noted investing over $6 billion in water, sewer, and transportation projects across the state while cash-funding $4.1 billion in capital projects to save $3.3 billion in interest payments. He emphasized reducing outstanding state debt by over 20% in three years and bringing the debt service ratio to just 3% — the lowest since the state began issuing bonds in the 1970s.

Governor Green highlighted the safe removal of 104 million gallons of fuel at Red Hill to protect water infrastructure, and detailed the Maui recovery effort including a $500 million interim housing plan with over 3,000 housing units. He also emphasized the state's energy transformation plan to transition to fully renewable sources while reducing energy costs, and securing nearly $190 million in federal Rural Health Transformation funds to modernize rural healthcare infrastructure.

Governor Reynolds highlighted partnerships with Amazon Web Services to consolidate state call centers and with Google Public Sector to build a modern child welfare system. She emphasized the state's Healthy Hometowns initiative receiving $209 million in first-year federal rural health transformation funding, which would fund cancer care hubs and satellite clinics, and modernize healthcare infrastructure in rural communities.

Governor Little emphasized Idaho's investments in roads, water, sewer systems, broadband, and state parks using one-time federal funds responsibly, noting the state has the lowest per-capita debt in the nation. He highlighted paying down debt and achieving AAA credit rating, and maintaining water infrastructure investments for farmers and ranchers in the ENDURING IDAHO budget plan.

Governor Braun discussed data center energy infrastructure, highlighting Amazon's $15 billion data center in northwest Indiana that will pay for its own power needs. He called for policies ensuring data centers don't stick Hoosiers with increased electricity bills and supported legislation to make homebuilding easier by removing government barriers.

Governor Kelly celebrated the Kansas City Chiefs stadium deal as transformative infrastructure, the closing of the 'Bank of KDOT' to properly invest in highways, and connecting over 117,000 homes and businesses to high-speed internet. She called addressing the state's water crisis a top priority, urging the legislature to identify a dedicated funding source similar to what has been done for highways.

Governor Beshear highlighted replacing or repairing 660 state and local bridges and completing or making progress on 20,000 miles of road improvements since 2020. He noted completing the U.S. 460 Corridor in Pike County, the I-69 Ohio River Crossing approach, and beginning construction on the final stretch of the Mountain Parkway Expansion, stating he is the first governor where every portion of four-laning the Mountain Parkway is complete or under construction.

Governor Healey outlined an $8 billion plan to fix the transportation system, highlighting the elimination of 220 slow zones on the T, new ferry routes, two new commuter rail lines, and accelerated bridge construction. She announced a new hydroelectric line lowering bills by $50 million and plans for more solar, transmission, and battery storage, plus converting unused state property and empty offices into housing.

Governor Moore highlighted the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild as the fastest large rebuild in the United States, along with a historic $1.4 billion project to modernize Baltimore's light rail system. He emphasized partnerships on projects including I-81, US 15, and the American Legion Bridge, and called for energy infrastructure reform including more solar, wind, and energy storage alongside natural gas and nuclear power.

Governor Mills reported repairing nearly 200 bridges, repaving nearly 8,000 miles of roads, and connecting more than a quarter million homes and businesses to internet. She declared that every person wanting an internet connection now has access to one through the Maine Connectivity Authority. She also emphasized energy infrastructure diversification away from fossil fuels and proposed a $70 million 'American Dream' housing proposal.

Governor Kehoe highlighted infrastructure as essential to economic development, emphasizing the need for business-ready sites and noting $74 million directed toward water and sewer infrastructure projects across the state. He also announced plans to invest $100 million to supplement road and bridge repair work beyond the current road fund.

Governor Pillen announced the accelerated completion of the Highway 275 corridor from Norfolk to Omaha and emphasized electrical power as a key to economic prosperity. He supported legislation to allow large power users to build their own power plants and sell excess electricity onto the grid ('behind the meter' generation), and stressed the need for broadband and workforce infrastructure to support economic growth.

Governor Ayotte emphasized housing as the state's top infrastructure need, noting the highest housing production in 20 years following new laws to speed construction. She directed the Department of Energy to build pathways for next-generation nuclear power, highlighted broadband connectivity ranking #1 nationally, and announced support for rural healthcare infrastructure through the GO-NORTH initiative with hundreds of millions in funding.

Governor Sherrill signed executive orders addressing utility costs as a state of emergency, including pausing new utility rate increases and directing solicitations for new solar and storage power generation. She emphasized modernizing gas and nuclear generation infrastructure to lower long-term energy costs.

Governor Lujan Grisham proposed a $1.5 billion transportation bonding package to fund major state-managed road projects and free up funds for local improvements, along with $110 million for new housing units and homelessness initiatives. She emphasized zoning reform to expedite housing production and called for codifying the Climate Action Plan including grid modernization.

Governor Hochul highlighted clean hydropower from Quebec powering over a million NYC homes, expanding the Second Avenue Subway, the Interborough Express connecting Queens and Brooklyn, and renovations at Penn Station. She proposed five gigawatts of nuclear power — more than built anywhere in the U.S. in 30 years — and invested $250 million for affordable housing plus $100 million for manufactured housing, alongside requiring data centers to pay their fair share for power.

Governor Stitt highlighted the need for energy infrastructure to support AI and data centers, emphasizing that regions producing more electricity will thrive. He noted the importance of our public power system and called for modernizing the tax code to fund infrastructure through economic growth rather than new taxes.

Governor Shapiro cited over $39 billion in private sector investment creating 21,500 jobs in three years, emphasizing infrastructure as key to economic competitiveness. He called for sustainable, recurring mass transit funding beginning in 2027 and proposed $30 million in competitive grants for fire company infrastructure improvements, noting that the state's bond rating increased twice, saving taxpayers over $200 million.

Governor McKee proposed $600 million in bond proposals to 'Keep Rhode Island Building,' including investments in business, higher education, K-12, and housing infrastructure. He highlighted the Washington Bridge rebuild being on track to complete two years sooner than Maryland's Key Bridge, and proposed a $120 million housing bond and $115 million economic development bond for maritime and defense infrastructure at Quonset.

Governor McMaster called for $1.1 billion in additional surplus funds for road and bridge construction, noting almost $7 billion in active transportation projects underway — up from $2.7 billion in 2017. He emphasized water and sewer infrastructure, completion of the State Water Plan, and nuclear energy infrastructure, stating South Carolina will lead the nation's nuclear renaissance with the restart of V.C. Summer reactors.

Governor Rhoden highlighted the GRIT task force assessing infrastructure resilience to disasters, system failures, and cyber threats, and recommended expanding the SecureSD cybersecurity program to rural water systems. He emphasized healthcare infrastructure through $189 million in federal rural health transformation funding and proposed a new welding and machining facility at Southeast Tech.

Governor Lee highlighted Tennessee as the number one state for nuclear energy development, with an $8 billion Nuclear Fund attracting investment, and proposed an additional $25 million for the fund. He emphasized the launch of a Tennessee Quantum Initiative and continued investment in transportation and infrastructure that supports $11 billion in economic development investment in 2025.

Governor Davis pledged to tackle high housing costs by cutting red tape, increasing housing supply, and investing in energy infrastructure to lower costs. She emphasized ensuring high energy users pay their fair share and committed to investing in apprenticeships and job training infrastructure across every region of the Commonwealth.

Governor Scott focused primarily on education infrastructure reform but also announced a partnership with UW-Madison to study nuclear energy opportunities and a commitment to purchase 225,000 megawatt hours of renewable energy annually for 20 years — enough to power more than half a million homes.

Governor Ferguson proposed the largest investment in transportation maintenance and preservation in over two decades, including more than $1 billion for bridges in 'poor' condition, $164 million for pothole repair, $756 million over ten years for road paving, and an additional billion dollars to build three new ferries. He noted Washington ranks first nationally for potholes and has 80 bridges in poor condition, and highlighted $244 million — the largest-ever supplemental budget investment — in housing infrastructure.

Governor Evers celebrated improving over 9,600 miles of roads and 2,400 bridges, with nearly $600 million in local road funding this year — the largest in state history. He highlighted connecting 410,000 homes and businesses to high-speed internet, creating a new agricultural roads program supporting 90+ projects in 48 counties, and announced a partnership with UW-Madison to study nuclear energy opportunities.

Governor Morrisey emphasized developing business-ready sites and investing $74 million in water and sewer infrastructure projects, plus $100 million to supplement road and bridge repair. He proposed $20 million to improve state parks, launched the SENTRY flood detection pilot program with $10 million in funding, and highlighted receiving $199 million in federal rural health transformation funding for healthcare infrastructure.

Governor Gordon emphasized water infrastructure as a critical concern after 30 years of drought, requesting additional funding for the State Engineer's Office and Attorney General to protect Wyoming's water rights across all basins. He highlighted broadband, energy infrastructure including digital asset regulation, and called for upgrading the Wyoming Veterans Home. He also noted the state's rural health transformation program acceptance and the need for Emergency Management Services infrastructure.