State of the State Schedule 2018

Got any New Year's resolutions? Fifty governors do too. This is the time of the year when each state's chief executive gives his or her State of the State address, setting forth an ambitious (usually too ambitious) agenda for the year ahead. As we head into an election year that could usher in massive changes to state government, it's worth paying attention to the issues that those elections will be fought around. To that end, as Baseballot has provided every dang year since 2013, here is a full schedule of 2018's State of the State speeches. As each date passes, links will be added to the transcript of each speech; dates will also be updated as new orations are announced.

Alabama: January 9 at 6:30pm CT
Alaska: January 18 at 7pm AKT
Arizona: January 8 at 2pm MT
Arkansas: No speech in even-numbered years
California: January 25 at 10am PT
Colorado: January 11 at 11am MT
Connecticut: February 7 at noon ET
Delaware: January 18 at 2pm ET (State of the State); January 25 at 1pm ET (budget address)
Florida: January 9 at 11am ET
Georgia: January 11 at 11am ET
Hawaii: January 22 at 10am HAT
Idaho: January 8 at 1pm MT
Illinois: January 31 at noon CT (State of the State); February 14 at noon CT (budget address)
Indiana: January 9 at 7pm ET
Iowa: January 9 at 10am CT
Kansas: January 9 at 5pm CT (Brownback State of the State); January 31 at 3pm CT (Colyer inaugural); February 7 at 3pm CT (Colyer joint address)
Kentucky: January 16 at 7pm ET
Louisiana: February 19 at 5pm CT (special-session address); March 12 at 1pm CT (State of the State)
Maine: February 13 at 7pm ET
Maryland: January 31 at noon ET
Massachusetts: January 23 at 7pm ET
Michigan: January 23 at 7pm ET
Minnesota: March 14 at 7pm CT
Mississippi: January 9 at 5pm CT
Missouri: January 10 at 7pm CT
Montana: No speech in even-numbered years
Nebraska: January 10 at 10am CT
Nevada: No speech in even-numbered years
New Hampshire: February 15 at 10am ET
New Jersey: January 9 at 3pm ET (Christie State of the State); January 16 at 11am ET (Murphy inaugural); March 13 at 2pm (Murphy budget address)
New Mexico: January 16 at 1pm MT
New York: January 3 at 1pm ET (State of the State); January 16 at 1pm ET (budget address)
North Carolina: No speech in even-numbered years
North Dakota: January 23 at 10am CT
Ohio: March 6 at 7pm ET
Oklahoma: February 5 at 12:30pm CT
Oregon: February 5 at 9:30am PT
Pennsylvania: February 6 at 11:30am ET
Rhode Island: January 16 at 7pm ET
South Carolina: January 24 at 7pm ET
South Dakota: December 5 at 1pm CT (budget address); January 9 at 1pm CT (State of the State)
Tennessee: January 29 at 6pm CT
Texas: No speech in even-numbered years
Utah: January 24 at 6:30pm MT
Vermont: January 4 at 2pm ET (State of the State); January 23 at 1pm ET (budget address)
Virginia: January 10 at 6:30pm ET (McAuliffe State of the Commonwealth); January 13 at noon ET (Northam inaugural); January 15 at 7pm ET (Northam State of the Commonwealth)
Washington: January 9 at noon PT
West Virginia: January 10 at 7pm ET
Wisconsin: January 24 at 3pm CT
Wyoming: February 12 at 10am MT

National: January 30 at 9pm ET

State of the State Schedule 2017

With the imminent inauguration of President Donald Trump, many are turning with fresh hope to state governments. Although Trump's party holds total control over exactly half of them, the states are where Democrats expect their grassroots opposition campaign to start. Twenty-six Republican-held governorships will be on the ballot in 2018, and what the GOP does with its control in the 2017–2018 legislative sessions will set the tone for many of these races. For those on the right, the next two years represent the pinnacle of power for their party; now with the full support of the federal government, what initiatives will Republican governments pursue?

These are just some of the many reasons to pay attention to this winter's State of the State addresses, as well as its handful of budget and inaugural speeches. As this blog provides every year, here is a full schedule of when each state's governor will speak. This list will be updated as new speeches are announced.

Alabama: February 7 at 6:30pm CT
Alaska: January 18 at 7pm AKT
Arizona: January 9 at 2pm MT
Arkansas: January 10 at 10:30am CT
California: January 24 at 10am PT
Colorado: January 12 at 11am MT
Connecticut: January 4 at noon ET (State of the State); February 8 at noon ET (budget address)
Delaware: January 17 at 11am ET
Florida: March 7 at 11am ET
Georgia: January 11 at 11am ET
Hawaii: January 23 at 10am HAT
Idaho: January 9 at 1pm MT
Illinois: January 25 at noon CT (State of the State); February 15 at noon CT (budget address)
Indiana: January 9 at 11am ET (inaugural); January 17 at 7pm ET (State of the State)
Iowa: January 10 at 10am CT
Kansas: January 10 at 5pm CT
Kentucky: February 8 at 7pm ET
Louisiana: April 10 at 1pm CT
Maine: February 7 at 7pm ET
Maryland: February 1 at noon ET
Massachusetts: January 24 at 7pm ET
Michigan: January 17 at 7pm ET
Minnesota: January 23 at 7pm CT
Mississippi: January 17 at 5:30pm CT
Missouri: January 9 at noon CT (inaugural); January 17 at 7:30pm CT (State of the State); February 2 at 11:15am CT (budget address)
Montana: January 2 at 10am MT (inaugural); January 24 at 7pm MT (State of the State)
Nebraska: January 12 at 10am CT
Nevada: January 17 at 6pm PT
New Hampshire: January 5 at noon ET (inaugural); February 9 at noon ET (budget address)
New Jersey: January 10 at 2pm ET (State of the State); February 28 at 2pm ET (budget address)
New Mexico: January 17 at 12:30pm MT
New York: Instead of a traditional State of the State, Governor Andrew Cuomo delivered six slightly different State of the State addresses in six different regions of the state: January 9 at 11am ET (New York City); January 9 at 3pm ET (Buffalo); January 10 at 10:30am ET (Westchester); January 10 at 1pm ET (Long Island); January 11 at 11am ET (Syracuse); January 11 at 2pm ET (Albany); January 17 at 8pm ET (budget address)
North Carolina: January 7 at 10:30am ET (inaugural); March 13 at 7pm ET (State of the State)
North Dakota: December 7 at 10am CT (Dalrymple budget address); January 3 at 1pm CT (Burgum inaugural and State of the State)
Ohio: April 4 at 7pm ET
Oklahoma: February 6 at 12:45pm CT
Oregon: January 9 at noon PT
Pennsylvania: February 7 at 11:30am ET
Rhode Island: January 17 at 7pm ET
South Carolina: January 11 at 7pm ET
South Dakota: December 6 at 1pm CT (budget address); January 10 at 1pm CT (State of the State)
Tennessee: January 30 at 6pm CT
Texas: January 31 at 11am CT
Utah: January 4 at 11am MT (inaugural); January 25 at 6:30pm MT (State of the State)
Vermont: January 4 at 2pm ET (Shumlin farewell address); January 5 at 2pm ET (Scott inaugural); January 24 at 2pm ET (Scott budget address)
Virginia: January 11 at 7pm ET
Washington: January 11 at noon PT
West Virginia: January 11 at 2pm ET (Tomblin farewell address); January 16 at 1pm ET (Justice inaugural); February 8 at 7pm ET (Justice State of the State)
Wisconsin: January 10 at 3pm CT (State of the State); February 8 at 4pm CT (budget address)
Wyoming: January 11 at 10am MT

National: January 10 at 8pm CT (Obama farewell address); January 20 at noon ET (Trump inaugural); February 28 at 9pm ET (Trump joint address)

State of the State Schedule 2016

President Obama has promised a "non-traditional" State of the Union address this January 12. Pshaw, say observers of state politics. POTUS wants non-traditional? How about a PowerPoint presentation? Ad libbing? A barnstorming tour of the state? These are all tactics that marked State of the State speeches last year. These understudied orations give a window into the coming year in politics—and 2016 will be one of the busiest ever. Instead of tuning into Obama's lame-duck address, spare a minute for the governors who are at the height of their governing powers. Here's something you won't hear from anyone in Congress: most of the lawmaking that affects you—from the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to automatic voter registration, from new gun-control laws to right-to-work—happens in the states. Check below to see when your governor will speak.

Alabama: February 2 at 6:30pm ET
Alaska: January 21 at 7pm AKT
Arizona: January 11 at 2pm MT
Arkansas: No speech in even-numbered years
California: January 21 at 10am PT
Colorado: January 14 at 11am MT
Connecticut: February 3 at noon ET
Delaware: January 21 at 2pm ET
Florida: January 12 at 11am ET
Georgia: January 13 at 11am ET
Hawaii: January 25 at 10am HAT
Idaho: January 11 at 1pm MT
Illinois: January 27 at noon CT (State of the State); February 17 at noon CT (budget address)
Indiana: January 12 at 7pm ET
Iowa: January 12 at 10am CT
Kansas: January 12 at 5:30pm CT
Kentucky: December 8 at 2pm ET (inaugural); January 26 at 7pm ET (State of the Commonwealth Budget Address)
Louisiana: January 11 at noon CT (inaugural); February 11 at 6:30pm CT (televised address); February 14 at 5pm CT (budget address); March 14 at 1pm CT (State of the State)
Maine: No speech in 2016
Maryland: February 3 at noon ET
Massachusetts: January 21 at 7pm ET
Michigan: January 19 at 7pm ET
Minnesota: March 9 at 7pm CT
Mississippi: January 12 at 11am CT (inaugural); January 26 at 5:30pm CT (State of the State)
Missouri: January 20 at 7pm CT
Montana: No speech in even-numbered years
Nebraska: January 14 at 10am CT
Nevada: No speech in even-numbered years
New Hampshire: February 4 at 1:30pm ET
New Jersey: January 12 at 3pm ET (State of the State); February 16 at 2pm ET (budget address)
New Mexico: January 19 at 1pm MT
New York: January 13 at 12:30pm ET
North Carolina: No speech in even-numbered years
North Dakota: No speech in even-numbered years
Ohio: April 6 at 7pm ET
Oklahoma: February 1 at 12:30pm CT
Oregon: April 8 at noon PT
Pennsylvania: February 9 at 11:30am ET (budget address)
Rhode Island: February 2 at 7pm ET
South Carolina: January 20 at 7pm ET
South Dakota: December 8 at 1pm CT (budget address); January 12 at 1pm CT (State of the State)
Tennessee: February 1 at 6pm CT
Texas: No speech in even-numbered years
Utah: January 27 at 6:30pm MT
Vermont: January 7 at 2pm ET
Virginia: January 13 at 7pm ET
Washington: January 12 at noon PT
West Virginia: January 13 at 7pm ET
Wisconsin: January 19 at 7pm CT
Wyoming: February 8 at 10am MT

National: January 12 at 9pm ET

State of the State Schedule 2015

For fans of political oratory, it's a very happy new year indeed. We're coming off an election year when 36 governors were either elected or re-elected, and new legislatures will sit in most states. It's a clean slate for a lot of these pols, and they're gearing up to unveil their agendas in speeches to kick off the 2015 legislative sessions. From redistricting to labor issues to taxes to human rights, the policies that really affect you get made in your state capitol, not Congress—especially in this era of gridlock. Every year, I urge everyone to watch or read the State of the State address—and, this year, inaugural speech—for your state to bone up on what conservative or liberal dream policy is (or isn't) coming down the pike. Here's Baseballot's annual list of speeches to catch this winter (updated as new speeches are given or announced):

Alabama: January 19 at 9am CT (inaugural); March 3 at 6:30pm CT (State of the State)
Alaska: December 1 at 11:30am AKT (inaugural); January 21 at 7pm AKT (State of the State); January 22 at 7pm AKT (budget address)
Arizona: January 5 at noon MT (inaugural); January 12 at 2pm MT (State of the State)
Arkansas: January 13 at noon CT (inaugural); January 22 at 10am CT (health-care speech)
California: January 5 at 10am PT
Colorado: January 13 at 11am MT (inaugural); January 15 at 11am MT (State of the State)
Connecticut: January 7 at 1:30pm ET (inaugural); January 7 at 4pm ET (State of the State); February 18 at noon ET (budget address)
Delaware: January 22 at 2pm ET (State of the State); January 29 at 1pm ET (budget address)
Florida: January 6 at 11:20am ET (inaugural); March 3 at 11am ET (State of the State)
Georgia: January 12 at 2pm ET (inaugural); January 14 at 11am ET (State of the State)
Hawaii: December 1 at noon HAT (inaugural); January 26 at 10am HAT (State of the State)
Idaho: January 9 at noon MT (inaugural); January 12 at 1pm MT (State of the State)
Illinois: January 12 at 11am CT (inaugural); February 4 at noon CT (State of the State); February 18 at noon CT (budget address)
Indiana: January 13 at 7pm ET
Iowa: January 13 at 10am CT (Condition of the State); January 16 at 9am CT (inaugural)
Kansas: January 12 at 11am CT (inaugural); January 15 at 6:30pm CT (State of the State)
Kentucky: January 7 at 7pm ET
Louisiana: April 13 at 1pm CT
Maine: January 7 at 11:30am ET (inaugural); February 3 at 7pm ET (State of the State)
Maryland: January 21 at noon ET (inaugural); February 4 at noon ET (State of the State)
Massachusetts: January 8 at noon ET
Michigan: January 1 at 11:30am ET (inaugural); January 20 at 7pm ET (State of the State)
Minnesota: January 5 at noon CT (inaugural); April 9 at 7pm CT (State of the State)
Mississippi: January 21 at 5pm CT
Missouri: January 21 at 7pm CT
Montana: January 28 at 7pm MT
Nebraska: January 8 at 2pm CT (inaugural); January 22 at 10am CT (State of the State)
Nevada: January 5 at noon PT (inaugural); January 15 at 6pm PT (State of the State)
New Hampshire: January 8 at noon ET (inaugural); February 12 at 1pm ET (budget address)
New Jersey: January 13 at 2pm ET (State of the State); February 24 at 2pm ET (budget address)
New Mexico: January 1 at 9am MT (inaugural); January 20 at noon MT (State of the State)
New York: January 1 at noon ET (New York City inaugural); January 1 at 4:15pm ET (Buffalo inaugural); January 21 at 1:30pm ET (State of the State)
North Carolina: February 4 at 7pm ET
North Dakota: January 6 at 1pm CT
Ohio: January 12 at 11:30am ET (inaugural); February 24 at 7pm ET (State of the State)
Oklahoma: January 12 at noon CT (inaugural); February 2 at 12:30pm CT (State of the State)
Oregon: January 12 at 10:30am PT (Kitzhaber inaugural); February 18 at 10am PT (Brown inaugural); April 17 at noon PT (State of the State)
Pennsylvania: January 20 at noon ET (inaugural); March 3 at 11:30am ET (budget address)
Rhode Island: January 6 at noon ET (inaugural); March 12 at 7pm ET (budget address)
South Carolina: January 14 at 11am ET (inaugural); January 21 at 7pm ET (State of the State)
South Dakota: December 2 at 1pm CT (budget address); January 10 at noon CT (inaugural); January 13 at 1pm CT (State of the State)
Tennessee: January 17 at 11am CT (inaugural); February 9 at 6pm CT (State of the State)
Texas: January 20 at 11am CT (inaugural); February 17 at 11am CT (State of the State)
Utah: January 28 at 6:30pm MT
Vermont: January 8 at 1:30pm ET (inaugural); January 15 at 2pm ET (budget address)
Virginia: January 14 at 7pm ET
Washington: January 13 at noon PT
West Virginia: January 14 at 7pm ET
Wisconsin: January 5 at 11am CT (inaugural); January 13 at 7pm CT (State of the State); February 3 at 7pm CT (budget address)
Wyoming: January 5 at 10am MT (inaugural); January 14 at 10am MT (State of the State)

National: January 20 at 9pm ET

State of the State Schedule 2014

New year, new policy initiatives on the state level. Over the coming weeks and months, governors across the country will give their State of the State or budget addresses laying out their agenda for 2014. Like the national State of the Union address, these speeches are often critical to learning about legislative priorities and the political circumstances of the governor. As close readers know, I believe that most policy that truly affects people is made on the state level—and so I believe state politics is absolutely essential to pay attention to.

As I do every year, then, here's a list of the dates of each state's State of the State address for 2014—updated in real time as dates are announced. Tune in for an unbeatably rich appreciation of local politics; alternatively, after each speech is delivered, I'll link to the transcript on this page as well.

Alabama: January 14 at 6:30pm CT
Alaska: January 22 at 7pm AKT
Arizona: January 13 at 2pm MT
Arkansas: No speech in 2014
California: January 22 at 9am PT
Colorado: January 9 at 11am MT
Connecticut: February 6 at noon ET
Delaware: January 23 at 2pm ET
Florida: March 4 at 11am ET
Georgia: January 15 at 11am ET
Hawaii: January 21 at 10am HAT
Idaho: January 6 at 1pm MT
Illinois: January 29 at noon CT
Indiana: January 14 at 7pm ET
Iowa: January 14 at 10am CT
Kansas: January 15 at 6:30pm CT
Kentucky: January 7 at 7pm ET
Louisiana: March 10 at 1pm CT
Maine: February 4 at 7pm ET
Maryland: January 23 at noon ET
Massachusetts: January 28 at 7pm ET
Michigan: January 16 at 7pm ET
Minnesota: April 30 at 7pm CT
Mississippi: January 22 at 5pm CT
Missouri: January 21 at 7pm CT
Montana: No speech in even-numbered years
Nebraska: January 15 at 10am CT
Nevada: No speech in even-numbered years
New Hampshire: February 6 at 2pm ET
New Jersey: January 14 at 3pm ET
New Mexico: January 21 at 1pm MT
New York: January 8 at 1:30pm ET
North Carolina: No speech in even-numbered years
North Dakota: No speech in even-numbered years
Ohio: February 24 at 7pm ET
Oklahoma: February 3 at 12:30pm CT
Oregon: No speech in 2014
Pennsylvania: February 4 at 11:30am ET (budget address)
Rhode Island: January 15 at 7pm ET
South Carolina: January 22 at 7pm ET
South Dakota: January 14 at 1pm CT
Tennessee: February 3 at 7pm ET
Texas: No speech in even-numbered years
Utah: January 29 at 6:30pm MT
Vermont: January 8 at 2pm ET
Virginia: January 8 at 7pm ET (McDonnell) and January 13 at 7pm ET (McAuliffe)
Washington: January 14 at noon PT
West Virginia: January 8 at 7pm ET
Wisconsin: January 22 at 7pm CT
Wyoming: February 10 at 10am MT

National: January 28 at 9pm ET

State of the State Schedule 2013

Imagine my surprise this week when I hear that I've already missed a few State of the State addresses. Like the president's State of the Union, States of the State are important policy messages from most states' governors to a joint session of their legislatures—so I wanted to pay close attention to them this year. (It is true, after all, that most policy that affects people is made in state capitals—especially with the US Congress in the state it's in.) Ergo, although it's a little late for some of the addresses, I compiled the list below of all 2013 State of the State addresses, and I figured I'd make it public.

This list will be updated throughout the month as new dates are announced; also, once an address has been given, I'll link to the text of the remarks.

Alabama: February 5 at 6:30pm CT
Alaska: January 16 at 7pm AKT
Arizona: January 14 at 1:45pm MT
Arkansas: January 15 at 10:30am CT
California: January 24 at 9am PT
Colorado: January 10 at 11am MT
Connecticut: January 9 at noon ET
Delaware: January 17 at 7:30pm ET
Florida: March 5 at 11am ET
Georgia: January 17 at 11am ET
Hawaii: January 22 at 10am HAT
Idaho: January 7 at 1pm MT
Illinois: February 6 at noon CT
Indiana: January 22 at 7pm ET
Iowa: January 15 at 10am CT
Kansas: January 15 at 6:30pm CT
Kentucky: February 6 at 7pm ET
Louisiana: April 8 at 1pm CT
Maine: February 5 at 7pm ET
Maryland: January 30 at noon ET
Massachusetts: January 16 at 7:30pm ET
Michigan: January 16 at 7pm ET
Minnesota: February 6 at 7pm CT
Mississippi: January 22 at 5pm CT
Missouri: January 28 at 7pm CT
Montana: January 30 at 7pm MT
Nebraska: January 15 at 10am CT
Nevada: January 16 at 6pm PT
New Hampshire: February 14 at 10am ET
New Jersey: January 8 at 2pm ET
New Mexico: January 15 at 1pm MT
New York: January 9 at 1:30pm ET
North Carolina: February 18 at 7pm
North Dakota: January 8 at 1:30pm CT
Ohio: February 19 at 6:30pm ET
Oklahoma: February 4 at noon CT
Oregon: January 14 at 11am PT
Pennsylvania: February 5 at 11:30am ET
Rhode Island: January 16 at 7pm ET
South Carolina: January 16 at 7pm ET
South Dakota: January 8 at 1pm CT
Tennessee: January 28 at 6pm CT
Texas: January 29 at 11am CT
Utah: January 30 at 6:30pm MT
Vermont: January 10 at 2pm ET
Virginia: January 9 at 7pm ET
Washington: January 15 at 11:30am PT
West Virginia: February 13 at 7pm ET
Wisconsin: January 15 at 7pm CT
Wyoming: January 9 at 10am MT

National: February 12 at 9pm ET