Ahead of President Biden Signing Infrastructure Deal, Local News Outlets Highlight Investments Headed to Their Communities
November 16, 2021
Ahead of President Biden signing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal into law today, local news outlets across the country are out with yet another round of reporting on how President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal will invest in communities across the country. From expanding broadband access to rural Florida, to improving Lake Pontchartrain Basin’s water quality in Louisiana, to improving Pennsylvania’s heavily-trafficked highways and bridges, President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure package will deliver crucial infrastructure investments, create good-paying jobs, and restore American competitiveness.
Here’s a look at what voters across the country are reading about how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal will deliver for their communities and improve their lives:
In the South:
- In North Carolina: The News & Observer: North Carolina could have a ‘generational opportunity’ to expand broadband across state
- In North Carolina: Kinston Free Press: From the RTP to ENC, President Biden’s infrastructure deal Is a game-changer
- In North Carolina: Greensboro News & Record: Our Opinion: The bipartisan infrastructure deal
- In Georgia: Axios Atlanta: What Georgia gets from the infrastructure bill
- In Georgia: The Atlanta Voice: What will Georgia receive from President Biden’s Infrastructure and Jobs plan?
- In Florida: Sun Sentinel: Bipartisan bill’s smart approach will bring broadband to rural Florida | Opinion
- In Louisiana: The Advocate: Our Views: Partisan griping aside, the infrastructure bill is a great news for Louisiana
- In Louisiana: The Advocate: ‘That’s a lot of money’: $53 million for Lake Pontchartrain Basin in infrastructure bill
In the Midwest:
- In Wisconsin: Milwaukee Courier: Wisconsin Leaders Comment on the Passing of the Infrastructure Bill
- In Michigan: Michigan Advance: Lansing, Warren mayors say infrastructure deal funds are critical for Michigan cities
- In Minnesota: Duluth News Tribune: DFL Chairman’s View: Stauber’s infrastructure vote was typically partisan
- In Iowa: Des Moines Register: Iowans with sluggish internet could get boost with $400 million in planned state, federal spending
- In Iowa: The Gazette: Infrastructure bill will bring nearly $5 billion to Iowa
- In Iowa: Quad-City Times: Iowa infrastructure projects in line for funding boost
In the West:
- In Arizona: KTAR News: Here’s what Arizona is allocated under $1T infrastructure bill
- In Arizona: KTAR News: Infrastructure bill could make Phoenix-to-Tucson passenger rail possible
- In Montana: Flathead Beacon: Infrastructure Deal Delivers Federal Funds for Montana
- In Colorado: Pagosa Daily Post: Colorado to Receive Billions from Infrastructure Bill for Climate-Resiliency Projects
- In Oregon: Salem Statesman Journal: Oregon will receive over $5 billion in 5 years from Biden’s infrastructure bill
- In California: Los Angeles Times: Infrastructure week is finally here. What California will get
- In New Mexico: KRWG: New Mexico Democrats Tout Approval Of Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
In the Northeast:
- In Pennsylvania: Times Leader: Capitol Roundup: Cartwright, Pa. Dems highlight impact of infrastructure bill on area
- In Pennsylvania: York Daily Record: Route 30, I-81 and other highways in central Pa. could be improved under infrastructure bill
- In Pennsylvania: Billy Penn: Healed neighborhoods, better transit, more internet, fewer potholes: What the Infrastructure Act could mean for Philly
- In Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Capital-Star: With Biden signing infrastructure bill, Pa. Dems go on offense to sell it | Monday Morning Coffee
- In Pennsylvania: Penn Live: How Pa. could benefit from federal infrastructure plan: Train stops, steamrollers and new fishing holes
- In New Hampshire: New Hampshire Bulletin: How federal funds will bolster infrastructure in New Hampshire
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