New Governors Eye Infrastructure as Trump's Plan Languishes
- Michigan’s governor-elect wants state bank, bonds for projects
- New GOP leaders emphasize expanding broadband in rural areas
Vehicles in traffic travel along westbound on Interstate 80 in San Pablo, California, U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018.
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America’s newly-elected governors have their sights set on fixing roads and bridges in their states. And they may have better luck than President Donald Trump.
Whether it’s filling potholes in Wisconsin or expanding internet access into rural Tennessee, both Republican and Democratic candidates campaigned on promises to rebuild infrastructure, showing just how bipartisan the issue has become. Twenty new governors will take office in 2019.