This week, the Biden-Harris administration announced state-by-state funding that will soon be available to build out a national electric vehicle charging network, thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This announcement marks an important step towards making electric vehicle charging accessible and creating good-paying jobs. But that wasn’t the only way Democrats delivered this week! President Biden’s American Rescue Plan continues to help communities recover from the pandemic, from supporting daycare providers to providing wi-fi hotspots to help close the digital divide.
Here’s a look at what voters were reading in the states this week…
About the Biden-Harris administration’s investments in electric vehicle infrastructure:
- In Tennessee: Tennessean: Lebanon in center of Biden’s EV goals with announcement of manufacturing facility and 500 jobs
- In Oklahoma: KTUL: $66.3 million coming to Oklahoma for electric vehicle infrastructure
- In Nevada: Las Vegas Review-Journal: Biden administration backs $5B network of electric vehicle charging stations
About all the other ways President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will lower costs, create jobs, modernize our nation’s infrastructure, and lead us into the 21st century:
- In North Carolina: Fox8: Federal funds could address Greensboro’s drinking water, rural internet access in Triad, Rep. Kathy Manning says
- In Wisconsin: NBC26: ‘Long overdue’: City of Algoma to receive over $19 million to repair Harbor’s south breakwater
- In Michigan: Associated Press: Michigan Gov. Whitmer to propose $1 billion boost to repair roads, transit
- In Arizona: KYMA: Rep. Grijalva shares first round of new transit funding en route to Arizona
- In Texas: Texas Standard: Biden administration aims to jump-start Texas oil jobs by cleaning up abandoned wells
- In Illinois: WSILTV: Illinois receives $75 million for abandoned mine cleanup
- In Ohio: Cleveland.com: Cleveland transit gets $22 million from bipartisan infrastructure bill
And about how Democrats’ American Rescue Plan is still delivering for communities across the country:
- In Nebraska: The Grand Island Independent: $1.2M in COVID relief funds given to Hall County daycare centers
- In Minnesota: Hometown Source: Brooklyn Park approves $1.2 million contract with violence intervention group
- In Oregon: KLCC: Eugene uses ARPA funds toward affordable housing projects
- In Nevada: The Nevada Independent: Lawmakers approve $41 million in federal aid for nonprofits, kids with disabilities
- In Texas: Houston Chronicle: Harris County Public Library will distribute 55,000 devices to tackle digital divide
