2019 State of the State addresses

Daily News Article   —   Posted on January 16, 2019

NOTE: In place of our regular “Daily News Article” we have provided information on the annual “State of the State” addresses, and included questions below.

The State of the State Address is a speech given once each year by the governors of most states.

The speech is customarily delivered before both houses of the state legislature sitting in joint session, with the exception of the Nebraska legislature, which is a unicameral body.

This address is also known by other names.  In Iowa, the speech is called the Condidion of the State Address.  In Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia it is called the State of the Commonwealth Address.

The speech is given to satisfy a constitutional stipulation that a governor must report annually, or in older constitutions described as being “from time to time,” on the state or condition of a U.S. state.

There are also many cities in the United States in which the mayor gives a State of the City address.

The address given by the President of the United States is known as the State of the Union address. President Trump will give this year’s State of the Union on Tuesday, January 29 at 9 p.m. EST.