| Thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal, every single state is on track for much-needed infrastructure improvements — from fixing roads and bridges, expanding high-speed internet access, securing clean drinking water, and more, creating good-paying jobs and restoring American competitiveness. For yet another day, local news outlets continued highlighting these transformative investments, while calling out the extreme Republicans who opposed the bipartisan bill. See the coverage for yourself:
In the South:
In Texas: KERA News: Texas could get billions from the infrastructure bill, yet all Texas Republicans voted against itIn Texas: KAMC: Texas set to get around $30 billion from new infrastructure bill
In Georgia: The Augusta Chronicle: Federal infrastructure deal to provide $225 million for repairing bridges across Georgia
In Georgia: Georgia Recorder: Easing of supply chain jam to start with Savannah seaport, White House says
In North Carolina: CBS17: NC set to receive billions for roads, bridges, high-speed internet access as part of Biden’s infrastructure bill
In North Carolina: WITN: NCDOT prepares for future projects as infrastructure bill heads to Biden’s desk
In North Carolina: The News & Observer: Editorial Board: The lame excuses NC Republicans had for opposing the infrastructure bill
In Kentucky: WDRB: Louisville business leaders commend passing of bipartisan infrastructure deal
In the Midwest:
In Minnesota: MPR News: Infrastructure bill will send billions to Minnesota
In South Dakota: KELO: Trillion dollar package means millions for South Dakota’s roads, bridges
In Iowa: KCRG: Infrastructure bill brings Iowa millions for roads, bridges and broadband
In Ohio: WTOV: Local leaders excited about prospects after infrastructure bill passed
In Michigan: MLive: Infrastructure bill would send more than $10 billion to Michigan
In the West:
In Montana: KTVH: Infrastructure bill boosts regional effort to restore passenger rail to southern MT
In Washington: The Spokesman-Review: Congress sending billions to fix roads and bridges in Washington, Idaho through infrastructure bill
In Idaho: Post Register: Infrastructure deal expected to fund over $3 billion to Idaho essential services
In Nevada: Las Vegas Sun: Editorial: Bipartisan infrastructure bill’s passage is a victory for Nevadans
In the Northeast:
In Pennsylvania: Lancaster Farming: Ag Groups Largely Positive on Infrastructure Bill
In Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Editorial: Infrastructure measure is good for Pennsylvania
In New Hampshire: Portsmouth Herald: Seacoast water projects flush with cash from $1 trillion infrastructure bill
In New Hampshire: WMUR: Rural broadband access to increase under infrastructure bill
In Massachusetts: The Daily News: Federal windfall could fix sewer systems
In Maine: The Portland Press Herald: Maine expects nearly $2.4 billion from Biden infrastructure package |
