What They Are Reading in the States: Bidenomics to Deliver High-Speed Internet for all Americans and Investments in Clean Transit for Low-Emission Buses

Across the country, local news outlets are reporting on the widespread impacts of Bidenomics – President Biden's vision for growing the economy from the middle out and bottom up, not the top down – like critical investments in the nation's infrastructure.

Just this week, the Biden-Harris Administration announced major investments to provide funding for electric and low emission buses and with the Broadband, Access and Development Program (BEAD), provide every home and business with high-speed internet service by 2030.

Please see below for a sampling of what they are reading in the states:

INVESTING IN HIGH-SPEED INTERNET

Alabama:

WFSA (NBC Montgomery, Alabama): President Biden announces $1.4 Billion to Alabama for high-speed internet infrastructure
[Staff, 06/26/23]

Arkansas:

Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Arkansas receiving $1 billion for 'transformational' internet improvements
[Alex Thomas, 06/27/23]

Colorado:

The Prowers Journal: Colorado Awarded $826.5 million from Biden Administration for Broadband Expansion
[Russ Baldwin, 06/28/23]

Georgia:

Georgia Recorder: Georgia Democrats trumpet $1.3B grant to expand rural broadband internet connections
[Stanley Dunlap, 06/26/23]

Idaho:

Idaho Capital Sun: White House unveils $42.5B to connect every American to high-speed broadband internet
[Ashley Murray, 06/26/23]

Indiana:

Indiana Capital Chronicle: Indiana to receive $868 million in federal 'internet for all' program
[Leslie Bonilla Muniz, 06/26/23]

Maryland:

The Southern Maryland Chronicle: Maryland to Invest $267 Million in High-Speed Internet Access for All Residents
[David M. Higgins, 06/28/23]

Mississippi:

Mississippi Today: Indiana to receive $868 million in federal 'internet for all' program
[Geoff Pender, 06/26/23]

Nebraska:

KNOP-CD (NBC North Platte, Nebraska): President Biden's 'Internet for All' plan to fund high-speed internet in rural Nebraska
[Brandon Mueting, 06/28/23]

North Carolina:

The News and Observer: NC to receive $1.5 billion for high-speed internet expansion
[Jasper Lu, 06/26/23]

Oklahoma:

The Oklahoman: $1.2 billion high speed internet build out about to start in Oklahoma
[Jack Money, 06/28/23]

Pennsylvania:

The Bradford Era: Casey, Fetterman: $1.16 billion for high-speed internet expansion in Pa.
[Mandy Colosimo, 06/27/23

Tennessee:

WTVC (ABC Chattanooga, Tennessee): Tennessee to receive $813M from Biden administration for high-speed internet infrastructure
[Carter Thweatt, 06/27/23]

Texas:

The Texas Tribune: Texas broadband efforts to get $3.3 billion federal boost
[Jayme Lozano Carver and Pooja Salhotra, 06/26/23]

Wisconsin:

Wisconsin State Journal: Infrastructure bill expands broadband in Wisconsin
[Alexander Shur, 06/27/23]

INVESTMENTS IN CLEAN BUSES

Arizona:

KTAR News: Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff get $51M in funding for clean transit
[Staff, 06/26/23]

California:

Sierra Sun Times: U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein Announce Over $184 Million in Grants to Help California Transition to Clean Buses – Includes $30,128,378 for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
[Staff, 06/28/23]

Massachusetts:

The Boston Herald: Ticker: Gas prices flat in Bay State; Feds dropping $1.7B on green buses
[Staff, 06/26/23]

Nevada:

KOLO (ABC Reno, Nevada): Northern Nevada gets $12 million for low-emission buses
[Kevin Sheridan, 06/23/23]

New Jersey:

New Jersey Advance Media: NJ Transit gets $47M federal grant to help electric buses roll in Newark
[Larry Higgins, 06/26/23]

New Mexico:

KRQU (CBS Albuquerque, New Mexico): Albuquerque getting millions of dollars for electric buses
[Curtis Segarra, 06/27/23]

New York:

Niagara Frontier Publications: Federal government: $1.7 billion to help put better, cleaner buses on roads across country
[Staff, 06/26/23]

South Carolina:

Holy Sinner City: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $47.7 Million to Help SC Put Better, Cleaner Buses on the Roads
[Staff, 06/26/23]

Texas:

Dallas Morning News: DART awarded $103 million federal grant to replace oldest buses in its fleet
[Joseph Morton, 06/26/23]